diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.ts
index ea2b72adca980..dfd37262bdee4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.ts
@@ -289,12 +289,7 @@ export class IndexPatternsService {
     const scriptdFields = Object.values(fields).filter((field) => field.scripted);
     try {
       const newFields = await this.getFieldsForWildcard(options);
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.log('getFieldsForWildcard returns', JSON.stringify(newFields));
-      const result = this.fieldArrayToMap([...newFields, ...scriptdFields]);
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.log('fieldArrayToMap returns', JSON.stringify(result));
-      return result;
+      return this.fieldArrayToMap([...newFields, ...scriptdFields]);
     } catch (err) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
       console.log('refreshFieldSpecMap ERROR', JSON.stringify(err));
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns_api_client.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns_api_client.ts
index 377a3f7f91a50..d36c07a425519 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns_api_client.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns_api_client.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,23 @@ export class IndexPatternsApiClient implements IIndexPatternsApiClient {
         meta_fields: metaFields,
       };
     }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log('API client url', url);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log('API client query', JSON.stringify(query));
 
-    return this._request(url, query).then((resp: any) => resp.fields);
+    return this._request(url, query)
+      .then((resp: any) => {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.log('API client url response', JSON.stringify(resp));
+        return resp.fields;
+      })
+      .catch((e) => {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.error('API client Error Message', e.message);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.error('API client Error', JSON.stringify(e));
+        throw new Error('API client ERROR');
+      });
   }
 }