diff --git a/pkg/app/carbonapi/http_handlers.go b/pkg/app/carbonapi/http_handlers.go
index 2a19fb3f..5810d760 100644
--- a/pkg/app/carbonapi/http_handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/app/carbonapi/http_handlers.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (app *App) renderHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, lg *zap.Lo
 	defer func() {
 		//2xx response code is treated as success
 		if toLog.HttpCode/100 == 2 {
-			if toLog.TotalMetricCount < int64(app.config.ResolveGlobs) {
+			if toLog.TotalMetricCount < int64(app.config.SimpleRequestThreshold) {
 				app.ms.RenderDurationExpSimple.Observe(time.Since(t0).Seconds())
 				app.ms.RenderDurationLinSimple.Observe(time.Since(t0).Seconds())
 			} else {
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ func (app *App) findHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, lg *zap.Logg
 	logLevel := zap.InfoLevel
 	defer func() {
 		if toLog.HttpCode/100 == 2 {
-			if toLog.TotalMetricCount < int64(app.config.ResolveGlobs) {
+			if toLog.TotalMetricCount < int64(app.config.SimpleRequestThreshold) {
 				app.ms.FindDurationLinSimple.Observe(time.Since(t0).Seconds())
 			} else {
 				app.ms.FindDurationLinComplex.Observe(time.Since(t0).Seconds())
diff --git a/pkg/cfg/api.go b/pkg/cfg/api.go
index 2e4b00e9..229776c2 100644
--- a/pkg/cfg/api.go
+++ b/pkg/cfg/api.go
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ func DefaultAPIConfig() API {
 			BucketsNum: 10,
 			BucketSize: 2,
 		},
+
+		SimpleRequestThreshold: 1000,
 	}
 
 	cfg.Listen = ":8081"
@@ -164,6 +166,8 @@ type API struct {
 	EmbedZipper bool `yaml:"embedZipper"`
 	// ZipperConfig represents the config for the embedded zipper.
 	ZipperConfig string `yaml:"zipperConfig"`
+
+	SimpleRequestThreshold int `yaml:"simpleRequestThreshold"`
 }
 
 // CacheConfig configs the cache