diff --git a/query/sort.js b/query/sort.js
index 7102651f..5c004deb 100644
--- a/query/sort.js
+++ b/query/sort.js
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
+var admin_boost = 'admin_boost';
 var population = 'population';
 var weights = require('pelias-suggester-pipeline').weights;
 
 module.exports = [
+  {
+    '_script': {
+      'file': admin_boost,
+      'type': 'number',
+      'order': 'desc'
+    }
+  },
   {
     '_script': {
       'file': population,
diff --git a/test/unit/query/reverse.js b/test/unit/query/reverse.js
index 26c5e7e9..91f7c2de 100644
--- a/test/unit/query/reverse.js
+++ b/test/unit/query/reverse.js
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ module.exports.tests.interface = function(test, common) {
 
 var sort = [
   '_score',
+  {
+    '_script': {
+      'file': 'admin_boost',
+      'type': 'number',
+      'order': 'desc'
+    }
+  },
   {
     '_script': {
       'file': 'population',
diff --git a/test/unit/query/search.js b/test/unit/query/search.js
index 3e9d72f0..6a373bae 100644
--- a/test/unit/query/search.js
+++ b/test/unit/query/search.js
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ module.exports.tests.interface = function(test, common) {
 
 var sort = [
   '_score',
+  {
+    '_script': {
+      'file': 'admin_boost',
+      'type': 'number',
+      'order': 'desc'
+    }
+  },
   {
     '_script': {
       'file': 'population',
diff --git a/test/unit/query/sort.js b/test/unit/query/sort.js
index ad5f9037..4455744e 100644
--- a/test/unit/query/sort.js
+++ b/test/unit/query/sort.js
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ module.exports.tests.interface = function(test, common) {
 };
 
 var expected = [
+  {
+    '_script': {
+      'file': 'admin_boost',
+      'type': 'number',
+      'order': 'desc'
+    }
+  },
   {
     '_script': {
       'file': population,