diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 51eada83..21b465f0 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var controllers     = {};
 controllers.index   = require('./controller/index');
 controllers.doc     = require('./controller/doc');
 controllers.suggest = require('./controller/suggest');
-controllers.suggest_near_me = require('./controller/suggest_near_me');
+controllers.suggest_nearby = require('./controller/suggest_nearby');
 controllers.search  = require('./controller/search');
 
 /** ----------------------- routes ----------------------- **/
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ app.get( '/doc', sanitisers.doc.middleware, controllers.doc() );
 
 // suggest API
 app.get( '/suggest', sanitisers.suggest.middleware, controllers.suggest() );
-app.get( '/suggest_near_me', sanitisers.suggest.middleware, controllers.suggest_near_me() );
+app.get( '/suggest/nearby', sanitisers.suggest.middleware, controllers.suggest_nearby() );
 
 // search API
 app.get( '/search', sanitisers.search.middleware, controllers.search() );
diff --git a/controller/suggest_near_me.js b/controller/suggest_nearby.js
similarity index 100%
rename from controller/suggest_near_me.js
rename to controller/suggest_nearby.js
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/suggest_near_me.js b/test/unit/controller/suggest_nearby.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/unit/controller/suggest_near_me.js
rename to test/unit/controller/suggest_nearby.js
diff --git a/test/unit/run.js b/test/unit/run.js
index f828c6c5..4428903c 100644
--- a/test/unit/run.js
+++ b/test/unit/run.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var tests = [
   require('./controller/index'),
   require('./controller/doc'),
   require('./controller/suggest'),
-  require('./controller/suggest_near_me'),
+  require('./controller/suggest_nearby'),
   require('./controller/search'),
   require('./service/mget'),
   require('./service/search'),