diff --git a/lib/net/messages/logtypes.rb b/lib/net/messages/logtypes.rb
index 504cfb90e..4bc66be06 100644
--- a/lib/net/messages/logtypes.rb
+++ b/lib/net/messages/logtypes.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module LogStash; module Net; module Messages
     register
 
     # Message attributes
+    hashbind :log_type, "/args/log_type"
     hashbind :types, "/args/types"
   end # class LogTypesResponse
 end; end; end # module LogStash::Net::Messages
diff --git a/lib/net/servers/indexer.rb b/lib/net/servers/indexer.rb
index 684b232db..2779e87d3 100644
--- a/lib/net/servers/indexer.rb
+++ b/lib/net/servers/indexer.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ module LogStash; module Net; module Servers
       reader, search, qp = get_ferret(request.log_type)
       response = LogStash::Net::Messages::LogKeysResponse.new
       response.keys = reader.fields
+      response.log_type = request.log_type
       yield response
     end