diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchResponse.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchResponse.java
index 899c71e91e3ab..7131d4611ea79 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchResponse.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/search/SearchResponse.java
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ public XContentBuilder toXContent(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws
             builder.startObject(PHASE_TOOK.getPreferredName());
 
             for (SearchPhaseName searchPhaseName : SearchPhaseName.values()) {
+                if (!searchPhaseName.shouldTrack()) continue;
                 if (phaseTookMap.containsKey(searchPhaseName.getName())) {
                     builder.field(searchPhaseName.getName(), phaseTookMap.get(searchPhaseName.getName()));
                 } else {
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/search/stats/SearchStatsTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/search/stats/SearchStatsTests.java
index 594700ea60b3e..bb8896023fdc7 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/search/stats/SearchStatsTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/search/stats/SearchStatsTests.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public void testShardLevelSearchGroupStats() throws Exception {
         SearchRequestStats testRequestStats = new SearchRequestStats(clusterSettings);
         SearchPhaseContext ctx = mock(SearchPhaseContext.class);
         for (SearchPhaseName searchPhaseName : SearchPhaseName.values()) {
+            if (!searchPhaseName.shouldTrack()) continue;
             SearchPhase mockSearchPhase = mock(SearchPhase.class);
             when(ctx.getCurrentPhase()).thenReturn(mockSearchPhase);
             when(mockSearchPhase.getStartTimeInNanos()).thenReturn(System.nanoTime() - TimeUnit.SECONDS.toNanos(paramValue));
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ public void testShardLevelSearchGroupStats() throws Exception {
         }
         searchStats1.setSearchRequestStats(testRequestStats);
         for (SearchPhaseName searchPhaseName : SearchPhaseName.values()) {
+            if (!searchPhaseName.shouldTrack()) continue;
             assertEquals(
                 0,
                 searchStats1.getTotal().getRequestStatsLongHolder().getRequestStatsHolder().get(searchPhaseName.getName()).current