diff --git a/controller/predicates/is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst.js b/controller/predicates/is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f43921b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/predicates/is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const Debug = require('../../helper/debug');
+const debugLog = new Debug('controller:predicates:is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst');
+const stackTraceLine = require('../../helper/stackTraceLine');
+
+// returns true IFF 'whosonfirst' is included in the requested sources
+module.exports = (req, res) => {
+  const is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst = _.includes(
+    _.get(req, 'clean.sources', []),
+    'whosonfirst'
+  );
+  debugLog.push(req, () => ({
+    reply: is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst,
+    stack_trace: stackTraceLine()
+  }));
+  return is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst;
+};
diff --git a/controller/predicates/is_request_sources_undefined.js b/controller/predicates/is_request_sources_undefined.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..504a5f14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/predicates/is_request_sources_undefined.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const Debug = require('../../helper/debug');
+const debugLog = new Debug('controller:predicates:is_request_sources_undefined');
+const stackTraceLine = require('../../helper/stackTraceLine');
+
+// returns true IFF there are no requested sources
+module.exports = (req, res) => {
+  const is_request_sources_undefined = _.isEqual(
+    _.get(req, 'clean.sources', []),
+    []
+  );
+  debugLog.push(req, () => ({
+    reply: is_request_sources_undefined,
+    stack_trace: stackTraceLine()
+  }));
+  return is_request_sources_undefined;
+};
diff --git a/routes/v1.js b/routes/v1.js
index eb217086..d0f5a99a 100644
--- a/routes/v1.js
+++ b/routes/v1.js
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ const hasRequestCategories = require('../controller/predicates/has_request_param
 const isOnlyNonAdminLayers = require('../controller/predicates/is_only_non_admin_layers');
 // this can probably be more generalized
 const isRequestSourcesOnlyWhosOnFirst = require('../controller/predicates/is_request_sources_only_whosonfirst');
+// const isRequestSourcesIncludesWhosOnFirst = require('../controller/predicates/is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst');
+// const isRequestSourcesUndefined = require('../controller/predicates/is_request_sources_undefined');
+
 const hasRequestParameter = require('../controller/predicates/has_request_parameter');
 const hasParsedTextProperties = require('../controller/predicates/has_parsed_text_properties');
 
@@ -166,7 +169,16 @@ function addRoutes(app, peliasConfig) {
         hasRequestCategories
       )
     ),
-    isRequestSourcesOnlyWhosOnFirst
+    any(
+      isRequestSourcesOnlyWhosOnFirst,
+      all(
+        isAdminOnlyAnalysis,
+        any(
+          isRequestSourcesUndefined,
+          isRequestSourcesIncludesWhosOnFirst
+        )
+      )
+    )
   );
 
   // execute placeholder if libpostal identified address parts but ids need to
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/predicates/is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst.js b/test/unit/controller/predicates/is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3e51004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/controller/predicates/is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst.js
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst = require('../../../../controller/predicates/is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst');
+
+module.exports.tests = {};
+
+module.exports.tests.interface = (test, common) => {
+  test('valid interface', (t) => {
+    t.ok(_.isFunction(is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst), 'is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst is a function');
+    t.end();
+  });
+};
+
+module.exports.tests.true_conditions = (test, common) => {
+  test('sources includes \'whosonfirst\' should return true', (t) => {
+    const req = {
+      clean: {
+        sources: [
+          'whosonfirst',
+          'not whosonfirst'
+        ]
+      }
+    };
+
+    t.ok(is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst(req));
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('empty req.clean.sources should return false', (t) => {
+    const req = {
+      clean: {
+        sources: []
+      }
+    };
+
+    t.notOk(is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst(req));
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+};
+
+module.exports.tests.false_conditions = (test, common) => {
+  test('undefined req should return false', (t) => {
+    t.notOk(is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst(undefined));
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('undefined req.clean should return false', (t) => {
+    const req = {};
+
+    t.notOk(is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst(req));
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('undefined req.clean.sources should return false', (t) => {
+    const req = {
+      clean: {}
+    };
+
+    t.notOk(is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst(req));
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('sources not \'whosonfirst\' should return false', (t) => {
+    const req = {
+      clean: {
+        sources: [
+          'not whosonfirst'
+        ]
+      }
+    };
+
+    t.notOk(is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst(req));
+    t.end();
+
+  })
+
+};
+
+module.exports.all = (tape, common) => {
+  function test(name, testFunction) {
+    return tape(`GET /is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst ${name}`, testFunction);
+  }
+
+  for( const testCase in module.exports.tests ){
+    module.exports.tests[testCase](test, common);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/predicates/is_request_sources_undefined.js b/test/unit/controller/predicates/is_request_sources_undefined.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7486bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/controller/predicates/is_request_sources_undefined.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const is_request_sources_undefined = require('../../../../controller/predicates/is_request_sources_undefined');
+
+module.exports.tests = {};
+
+module.exports.tests.interface = (test, common) => {
+  test('valid interface', (t) => {
+    t.ok(_.isFunction(is_request_sources_undefined), 'is_request_sources_undefined is a function');
+    t.end();
+  });
+};
+
+module.exports.tests.true_conditions = (test, common) => {
+  test('undefined req should return true', (t) => {
+
+    t.ok(is_request_sources_undefined(undefined));
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('undefined req.clean should return true', (t) => {
+    const req = {};
+
+    t.ok(is_request_sources_undefined(req));
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('undefined req.clean.sources should return true', (t) => {
+    const req = {
+      clean: {}
+    };
+
+    t.ok(is_request_sources_undefined(req));
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('empty req.clean.sources should return true', (t) => {
+    const req = {
+      clean: {
+        sources: []
+      }
+    };
+
+    t.ok(is_request_sources_undefined(req));
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+};
+
+module.exports.tests.false_conditions = (test, common) => {
+  test('sources not empty should return false', (t) => {
+    const req = {
+      clean: {
+        sources: [
+          'not empty'
+        ]
+      }
+    };
+
+    t.notOk(is_request_sources_undefined(req));
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+};
+
+module.exports.all = (tape, common) => {
+  function test(name, testFunction) {
+    return tape(`GET /is_request_sources_undefined ${name}`, testFunction);
+  }
+
+  for( const testCase in module.exports.tests ){
+    module.exports.tests[testCase](test, common);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test/unit/run.js b/test/unit/run.js
index 404cd86b..ae93bd4f 100644
--- a/test/unit/run.js
+++ b/test/unit/run.js
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ var tests = [
   require('./controller/predicates/is_admin_only_analysis'),
   require('./controller/predicates/is_coarse_reverse'),
   require('./controller/predicates/is_only_non_admin_layers'),
+  require('./controller/predicates/is_request_sources_includes_whosonfirst'),
   require('./controller/predicates/is_request_sources_only_whosonfirst'),
+  require('./controller/predicates/is_request_sources_undefined'),
   require('./helper/debug'),
   require('./helper/diffPlaces'),
   require('./helper/fieldValue'),