diff --git a/.netlify/search.js b/.netlify/search.js
index f9bfbd840..6ffa40120 100644
--- a/.netlify/search.js
+++ b/.netlify/search.js
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ exports.getSearchFunction = function (metricData, legacy) {
     const getScore = legacy
       ? (item) => {
           let score = 0;
-          // the only criteria for legacy data is if it's "active" or not
           score += item.active || item.active === undefined ? 1 : 0;
+          // for glam searches, glean metrics take precedence over legacy metrics
+          score += glamMode && item.glean ? 1 : 0;
           return score;
         }
       : (item) => {
@@ -75,7 +76,9 @@ exports.getSearchFunction = function (metricData, legacy) {
           // if in glam mode, we want to move unsupported metrics right to the bottom
           // (do this by adding a higher score to these types of metrics)
           score +=
-            glamMode && SUPPORTED_GLAM_METRIC_TYPES.has(item.type) ? 10 : 0;
+            glamMode && SUPPORTED_GLAM_METRIC_TYPES.has(item.type) ? 1 : 0;
+          // for glam searches, glean metrics take precedence over legacy metrics
+          score += glamMode && item.glean ? 1 : 0;
           return score;
         };
 
diff --git a/etl/glean_etl.py b/etl/glean_etl.py
index 2300d9f02..df08a0fc2 100644
--- a/etl/glean_etl.py
+++ b/etl/glean_etl.py
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ def write_glean_metadata(output_dir, functions_dir, app_names=None):
                     )
                     is_sampled = metric_sample_info is not None
 
+                    metric_sampled_text = None
                     if is_sampled:
                         for channel in metric_sample_info:
                             sampled_text = (
@@ -447,11 +448,17 @@ def write_glean_metadata(output_dir, functions_dir, app_names=None):
                             )
                             metric_sample_info.get(channel)["sampled_text"] = sampled_text
 
+                            # We prefer the release channel text, but if it's
+                            # not available, we use the first available
+                            if not metric_sampled_text:
+                                metric_sampled_text = sampled_text
+                            if channel == "release":
+                                metric_sampled_text = sampled_text
+
                     # Force all outside metrics as removed.
                     if app_name in APPS_DEPENDENCIES_REMOVED:
                         if metric.definition["origin"] != app_name:
                             metric.definition.update({"in_source": False})
-
                     base_definition = _incorporate_annotation(
                         dict(
                             name=metric.identifier,
@@ -470,8 +477,8 @@ def write_glean_metadata(output_dir, functions_dir, app_names=None):
                                 metric.definition["expires"], app_name, product_details
                             ),
                             sampled=is_sampled,
-                            sampled_text=(metric_sample_info.get("release")["sampled_text"])
-                            if metric_sample_info is not None
+                            sampled_text=metric_sampled_text
+                            if metric_sampled_text
                             else "Not sampled",
                             is_part_of_info_section=metric.bq_prefix
                             in ["client_info", "ping_info"],