diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ecocean/Encounter.java b/src/main/java/org/ecocean/Encounter.java
index f612f448be..f361ef97e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ecocean/Encounter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ecocean/Encounter.java
@@ -4059,7 +4059,7 @@ public void opensearchDocumentSerializer(JsonGenerator jgen, Shepherd myShepherd
         jgen.writeStringField("occurrenceRemarks", this.getOccurrenceRemarks());
         jgen.writeStringField("otherCatalogNumbers", this.getOtherCatalogNumbers());
         jgen.writeBooleanField("publiclyReadable", this.isPubliclyReadable());
-
+        jgen.writeStringField("distinguishingScar", this.getDistinguishingScar());
         String featuredAssetId = null;
         List<MediaAsset> mas = this.getMedia();
         jgen.writeNumberField("numberAnnotations", this.numNonTrivialAnnotations());