diff --git a/elastic_recheck/cmd/uncategorized_fails.py b/elastic_recheck/cmd/uncategorized_fails.py
index b62a4346..985112d5 100755
--- a/elastic_recheck/cmd/uncategorized_fails.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/cmd/uncategorized_fails.py
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ def classifying_rate(fails, data, engine, classifier):
                      'AND error_pr:["-1000.0" TO "-10.0"] '
                      % url['build_uuid'])
             logstash_query = qb.encode_logstash_query(query)
-            logstash_url = 'http://logstash.openstack.org/#%s' % logstash_query
+            logstash_url = 'http://logstash.openstack.org' \
+                '/#/dashboard/file/logstash.json?%s' % logstash_query
             results = classifier.hits_by_query(query, size=1)
             if results:
                 url['crm114'] = logstash_url
diff --git a/elastic_recheck/query_builder.py b/elastic_recheck/query_builder.py
index 3a93b243..da5164a5 100644
--- a/elastic_recheck/query_builder.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/query_builder.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ A set of utility methods to build the kinds of queries that are needed
 by elastic recheck to talk with elastic search.
 """
 
-import base64
-import json
+from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlencode
 
 
 def generic(raw_query, facet=None):
@@ -134,9 +133,5 @@ def encode_logstash_query(query, timeframe=864000):
     and an optional timeframe argument.
 
     """
-    urlq = dict(search=query,
-                fields=[],
-                offset=0,
-                timeframe=str(timeframe),
-                graphmode="count")
-    return base64.urlsafe_b64encode(json.dumps(urlq))
+    timeframe = str(timeframe) + 's'
+    return urlencode({'query': query, 'from': timeframe})
diff --git a/web/share/gate.html b/web/share/gate.html
index a995b352..8b0b0a88 100644
--- a/web/share/gate.html
+++ b/web/share/gate.html
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
            </div>
            {{/if}}
            <div class="graph"></div>
-           <a class="extlink" href="http://logstash.openstack.org/#{{bug.logstash_query}}">Logstash</a>
+           <a class="extlink" href="http://logstash.openstack.org/#/dashboard/file/logstash.json?{{bug.logstash_query}}">Logstash</a>
            <a class="extlink" href="http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/{{bug.number}}">Launchpad</a>
       </div>
     </script>
diff --git a/web/share/index.html b/web/share/index.html
index 4bc4861b..534f86be 100644
--- a/web/share/index.html
+++ b/web/share/index.html
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
            </div>
            {{/if}}
            <div class="graph"></div>
-           <a class="extlink" href="http://logstash.openstack.org/#{{bug.logstash_query}}">Logstash</a>
+           <a class="extlink" href="http://logstash.openstack.org/#/dashboard/file/logstash.json?{{bug.logstash_query}}">Logstash</a>
            <a class="extlink" href="http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/{{bug.number}}">Launchpad</a>
       </div>
     </script>