diff --git a/helper/layers.js b/helper/layers.js
index 8efce727..aa625a6e 100644
--- a/helper/layers.js
+++ b/helper/layers.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module.exports = function(alias_layers) {
   };
 
   layers = expand_aliases('poi',   layers, ['geoname','osmnode','osmway']);
-  layers = expand_aliases('admin', layers, ['admin0','admin1','admin2','neighborhood']);
+  layers = expand_aliases('admin', layers, ['admin0','admin1','admin2','neighborhood','locality','local_admin']);
   layers = expand_aliases('address', layers, ['osmaddress','openaddresses']);
 
   // de-dupe
diff --git a/query/indeces.js b/query/indeces.js
index 04d744b6..1fff5961 100644
--- a/query/indeces.js
+++ b/query/indeces.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ module.exports = [
   'admin1',
   'admin2',
   'neighborhood',
+  'locality',
+  'local_admin',
   'osmaddress',
   'openaddresses'
 ];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/unit/query/indeces.js b/test/unit/query/indeces.js
index 924aed69..fd552809 100644
--- a/test/unit/query/indeces.js
+++ b/test/unit/query/indeces.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module.exports.tests = {};
 module.exports.tests.interface = function(test, common) {
   test('valid interface', function(t) {
     t.true(Array.isArray(indeces), 'valid array');
-    t.equal(indeces.length, 9, 'valid array');
+    t.equal(indeces.length, 11, 'valid array');
     t.end();
   });
 };
diff --git a/test/unit/sanitiser/coarse.js b/test/unit/sanitiser/coarse.js
index f389b423..3409cbc4 100644
--- a/test/unit/sanitiser/coarse.js
+++ b/test/unit/sanitiser/coarse.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var coarse  = require('../../../sanitiser/coarse'),
     _sanitize    = coarse.sanitize,
     middleware   = coarse.middleware,
-    valid_layers = [ 'admin0', 'admin1', 'admin2', 'neighborhood' ],
+    valid_layers = [ 'admin0', 'admin1', 'admin2', 'neighborhood', 'locality', 'local_admin' ],
     sanitize = function(query, cb) { _sanitize({'query':query}, cb); };
 
 module.exports.tests = {};
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module.exports.tests.middleware_success = function(test, common) {
       var defaultClean = { 
         input: 'test',
         size: 10,
-        layers: [ 'admin0', 'admin1', 'admin2', 'neighborhood' ],
+        layers: [ 'admin0', 'admin1', 'admin2', 'neighborhood', 'locality', 'local_admin' ],
         lat: 0,
         lon: 0 
       };
diff --git a/test/unit/sanitiser/suggest.js b/test/unit/sanitiser/suggest.js
index a576f6de..88e75d56 100644
--- a/test/unit/sanitiser/suggest.js
+++ b/test/unit/sanitiser/suggest.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var suggest  = require('../../../sanitiser/suggest'),
     defaultClean =  { input: 'test', 
                       lat:0,
                       layers: [ 'geoname', 'osmnode', 'osmway', 'admin0', 'admin1', 'admin2', 'neighborhood', 
-                                'osmaddress', 'openaddresses' ], 
+                                'locality', 'local_admin', 'osmaddress', 'openaddresses' ], 
                       lon: 0,
                       size: 10
                     },
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ module.exports.tests.sanitize_layers = function(test, common) {
     });
   });
   test('admin (alias) layer', function(t) {
-    var admin_layers = ['admin0','admin1','admin2','neighborhood'];
+    var admin_layers = ['admin0','admin1','admin2','neighborhood','locality','local_admin'];
     sanitize({ layers: 'admin', input: 'test', lat: 0, lon: 0 }, function( err, clean ){
       t.deepEqual(clean.layers, admin_layers, 'admin layers set');
       t.end();
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ module.exports.tests.sanitize_layers = function(test, common) {
     });
   });
   test('admin alias layer plus regular layers', function(t) {
-    var admin_layers = ['admin0','admin1','admin2','neighborhood'];
+    var admin_layers = ['admin0','admin1','admin2','neighborhood','locality','local_admin'];
     var reg_layers   = ['geoname', 'osmway'];
     sanitize({ layers: 'admin,geoname,osmway', input: 'test', lat: 0, lon: 0 }, function( err, clean ){
       t.deepEqual(clean.layers, reg_layers.concat(admin_layers), 'admin + regular layers set');
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ module.exports.tests.sanitize_layers = function(test, common) {
     });
   });
   test('multiple alias layers (no duplicates)', function(t) {
-    var alias_layers = ['geoname','osmnode','osmway','admin0','admin1','admin2','neighborhood'];
+    var alias_layers = ['geoname','osmnode','osmway','admin0','admin1','admin2','neighborhood','locality','local_admin'];
     sanitize({ layers: 'poi,admin', input: 'test', lat: 0, lon: 0 }, function( err, clean ){
       t.deepEqual(clean.layers, alias_layers, 'all layers found (no duplicates)');
       t.end();