diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer.test.ts.snap b/packages/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer.test.ts.snap
index 4225f7d25a..7cb6bae26a 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer.test.ts.snap
@@ -1226,11 +1226,18 @@ $util.toJson({})
   #else
     $util.error(\\"Unauthorized to run aggregation on field: \${aggItem.field}\\", \\"Unauthorized\\")
   #end
+  #set( $aggregateValue = {} )
+  $util.qr($aggregateValue.put(\\"filter\\", $aggFilter))
+  #set( $aggsValue = {} )
+  #set( $aggItemType = {} )
   #if( $nonKeywordFields.contains($aggItem.field) )
-    $util.qr($aggregateValues.put(\\"$aggItem.name\\", { \\"filter\\": $aggFilter, \\"aggs\\": { \\"$aggItem.name\\": { \\"$aggItem.type\\": { \\"field\\": \\"$aggItem.field\\" }}} }))
+    $util.qr($aggItemType.put(\\"$aggItem.type\\", { \\"field\\": \\"$aggItem.field\\" }))
   #else
-    $util.qr($aggregateValues.put(\\"$aggItem.name\\", { \\"filter\\": $aggFilter, \\"aggs\\": { \\"$aggItem.name\\": { \\"$aggItem.type\\": { \\"field\\": \\"\${aggItem.field}.keyword\\" }}} }))
+    $util.qr($aggItemType.put(\\"$aggItem.type\\", { \\"field\\": \\"\${aggItem.field}.keyword\\" }))
   #end
+  $util.qr($aggsValue.put(\\"$aggItem.name\\", $aggItemType))
+  $util.qr($aggregateValue.put(\\"aggs\\", $aggsValue))
+  $util.qr($aggregateValues.put(\\"$aggItem.name\\", $aggregateValue))
 #end
 #if( !$util.isNullOrEmpty($ctx.stash.authFilter) )
   #set( $filter = $ctx.stash.authFilter )
@@ -1405,11 +1412,18 @@ exports[`SearchableModelTransformer with datastore enabled and sort field define
   #else
     $util.error(\\"Unauthorized to run aggregation on field: \${aggItem.field}\\", \\"Unauthorized\\")
   #end
+  #set( $aggregateValue = {} )
+  $util.qr($aggregateValue.put(\\"filter\\", $aggFilter))
+  #set( $aggsValue = {} )
+  #set( $aggItemType = {} )
   #if( $nonKeywordFields.contains($aggItem.field) )
-    $util.qr($aggregateValues.put(\\"$aggItem.name\\", { \\"filter\\": $aggFilter, \\"aggs\\": { \\"$aggItem.name\\": { \\"$aggItem.type\\": { \\"field\\": \\"$aggItem.field\\" }}} }))
+    $util.qr($aggItemType.put(\\"$aggItem.type\\", { \\"field\\": \\"$aggItem.field\\" }))
   #else
-    $util.qr($aggregateValues.put(\\"$aggItem.name\\", { \\"filter\\": $aggFilter, \\"aggs\\": { \\"$aggItem.name\\": { \\"$aggItem.type\\": { \\"field\\": \\"\${aggItem.field}.keyword\\" }}} }))
+    $util.qr($aggItemType.put(\\"$aggItem.type\\", { \\"field\\": \\"\${aggItem.field}.keyword\\" }))
   #end
+  $util.qr($aggsValue.put(\\"$aggItem.name\\", $aggItemType))
+  $util.qr($aggregateValue.put(\\"aggs\\", $aggsValue))
+  $util.qr($aggregateValues.put(\\"$aggItem.name\\", $aggregateValue))
 #end
 #if( !$util.isNullOrEmpty($ctx.stash.authFilter) )
   #set( $filter = $ctx.stash.authFilter )
@@ -1543,11 +1557,18 @@ exports[`SearchableModelTransformer with datastore enabled vtl 1`] = `
   #else
     $util.error(\\"Unauthorized to run aggregation on field: \${aggItem.field}\\", \\"Unauthorized\\")
   #end
+  #set( $aggregateValue = {} )
+  $util.qr($aggregateValue.put(\\"filter\\", $aggFilter))
+  #set( $aggsValue = {} )
+  #set( $aggItemType = {} )
   #if( $nonKeywordFields.contains($aggItem.field) )
-    $util.qr($aggregateValues.put(\\"$aggItem.name\\", { \\"filter\\": $aggFilter, \\"aggs\\": { \\"$aggItem.name\\": { \\"$aggItem.type\\": { \\"field\\": \\"$aggItem.field\\" }}} }))
+    $util.qr($aggItemType.put(\\"$aggItem.type\\", { \\"field\\": \\"$aggItem.field\\" }))
   #else
-    $util.qr($aggregateValues.put(\\"$aggItem.name\\", { \\"filter\\": $aggFilter, \\"aggs\\": { \\"$aggItem.name\\": { \\"$aggItem.type\\": { \\"field\\": \\"\${aggItem.field}.keyword\\" }}} }))
+    $util.qr($aggItemType.put(\\"$aggItem.type\\", { \\"field\\": \\"\${aggItem.field}.keyword\\" }))
   #end
+  $util.qr($aggsValue.put(\\"$aggItem.name\\", $aggItemType))
+  $util.qr($aggregateValue.put(\\"aggs\\", $aggsValue))
+  $util.qr($aggregateValues.put(\\"$aggItem.name\\", $aggregateValue))
 #end
 #if( !$util.isNullOrEmpty($ctx.stash.authFilter) )
   #set( $filter = $ctx.stash.authFilter )
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer/src/__tests__/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer.test.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer/src/__tests__/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer.test.ts
index 7642333bd1..2992ddd82c 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer/src/__tests__/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer/src/__tests__/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer.test.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ test('SearchableModelTransformer vtl', () => {
 
   const out = transformer.transform(validSchema);
   expect(parse(out.schema)).toBeDefined();
+  expect(out.resolvers['Query.searchPosts.req.vtl']).toBeDefined();
+  expect(out.resolvers['Query.searchPosts.req.vtl']).toContain('$util.qr($aggregateValues.put("$aggItem.name", $aggregateValue))');
   expect(out.resolvers).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
 
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ test('SearchableModelTransformer with datastore enabled vtl', () => {
 
   const out = transformer.transform(validSchema);
   expect(parse(out.schema)).toBeDefined();
+  expect(out.resolvers['Query.searchPosts.req.vtl']).toBeDefined();
+  expect(out.resolvers['Query.searchPosts.req.vtl']).toContain('$util.qr($aggregateValues.put("$aggItem.name", $aggregateValue))');
   expect(out.resolvers['Query.searchPosts.req.vtl']).toMatchSnapshot();
   expect(out.resolvers['Query.searchPosts.res.vtl']).toMatchSnapshot();
   expect(out.resolvers['Query.searchPosts.res.vtl']).toContain('$util.qr($row.put("_version", $entry.get("_version")))');
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer/src/generate-resolver-vtl.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer/src/generate-resolver-vtl.ts
index a46fc4fafd..9995e5764c 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer/src/generate-resolver-vtl.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-searchable-transformer/src/generate-resolver-vtl.ts
@@ -131,15 +131,7 @@ export const requestTemplate = (
           + '    $util.error("Unauthorized to run aggregation on field: ${aggItem.field}", "Unauthorized")\n'
           + '  #end',
       ),
-      ifElse(
-        ref('nonKeywordFields.contains($aggItem.field)'),
-        qref(
-          '$aggregateValues.put("$aggItem.name", { "filter": $aggFilter, "aggs": { "$aggItem.name": { "$aggItem.type": { "field": "$aggItem.field" }}} })',
-        ),
-        qref(
-          '$aggregateValues.put("$aggItem.name", { "filter": $aggFilter, "aggs": { "$aggItem.name": { "$aggItem.type": { "field": "${aggItem.field}.keyword" }}} })',
-        ),
-      ),
+      generateAddAggregateValues()
     ]),
     ifElse(
       not(isNullOrEmpty(authFilter)),
@@ -176,6 +168,27 @@ export const requestTemplate = (
   ]),
 );
 
+export const generateAddAggregateValues = (): Expression => {
+  return compoundExpression([
+    set(ref('aggregateValue'), obj({})),
+    qref('$aggregateValue.put("filter", $aggFilter)'),
+    set(ref('aggsValue'), obj({})),
+    set(ref('aggItemType'), obj({})),
+    ifElse(
+      ref('nonKeywordFields.contains($aggItem.field)'),
+      qref(
+        '$aggItemType.put("$aggItem.type", { "field": "$aggItem.field" })',
+      ),
+      qref(
+        '$aggItemType.put("$aggItem.type", { "field": "${aggItem.field}.keyword" })',
+      ),
+    ),
+    qref('$aggsValue.put("$aggItem.name", $aggItemType)'),
+    qref('$aggregateValue.put("aggs", $aggsValue)'),
+    qref('$aggregateValues.put("$aggItem.name", $aggregateValue)'),
+  ]);
+};
+
 export const responseTemplate = (includeVersion = false): string => print(
   compoundExpression([
     set(ref('es_items'), list([])),