diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/create_es_client/create_infra_metrics_client/create_infra_metrics_client.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/create_es_client/create_infra_metrics_client/create_infra_metrics_client.ts
index 4cd9df6bf2137..5cc9f8bb427cf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/create_es_client/create_infra_metrics_client/create_infra_metrics_client.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/create_es_client/create_infra_metrics_client/create_infra_metrics_client.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ import { ESSearchRequest, InferSearchResponseOf } from '@kbn/es-types';
 import { APMRouteHandlerResources } from '../../../../routes/typings';
 import { getInfraMetricIndices } from '../../get_infra_metric_indices';
 
-type InfraMetricsSearchParams = Omit<ESSearchRequest, 'index'>;
+type InfraMetricsSearchParams = Omit<ESSearchRequest, 'index'> & {
+  size: number;
+  track_total_hits: boolean | number;
+};
 
 export type InfraMetricsClient = ReturnType<typeof createInfraMetricsClient>;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/infrastructure/get_host_names.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/infrastructure/get_host_names.ts
index 8f47c2d1664bf..257233fada9cb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/infrastructure/get_host_names.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/infrastructure/get_host_names.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export async function getContainerHostNames({
 
   const response = await infraMetricsClient.search({
     size: 0,
+    track_total_hits: false,
     query: {
       bool: {
         filter: [
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/services/get_service_instance_container_metadata.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/services/get_service_instance_container_metadata.ts
index ebce4f9338714..b5b98890ac636 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/services/get_service_instance_container_metadata.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/services/get_service_instance_container_metadata.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export const getServiceInstanceContainerMetadata = async ({
 
   const response = await infraMetricsClient.search({
     size: 1,
+    track_total_hits: false,
     query: {
       bool: {
         filter: [
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/services/get_service_overview_container_metadata.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/services/get_service_overview_container_metadata.ts
index c1dcfe97e208b..4b8d979a7dd85 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/services/get_service_overview_container_metadata.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/services/get_service_overview_container_metadata.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export const getServiceOverviewContainerMetadata = async ({
 
   const response = await infraMetricsClient.search({
     size: 0,
+    track_total_hits: false,
     query: {
       bool: {
         filter: [