diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index e0a8591f..869628de 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -37,24 +37,18 @@ app.get( '/', controllers.index() );
 // doc API
 app.get( '/doc', sanitisers.doc.middleware, controllers.doc() );
 
-// suggest API
-app.get( '/suggest', sanitisers.suggest.middleware, controllers.suggest() );
-app.get( '/suggest/nearby', 
-		sanitisers.suggest.middleware, 
-		controllers.suggest(undefined, undefined, require('./helper/queryMixer').suggest_nearby) );
-app.get( '/suggest/coarse', 
-		sanitisers.coarse.middleware, 
-		controllers.suggest(undefined, undefined, require('./helper/queryMixer').coarse) );
-
-// search API
+// suggest APIs
+app.get( '/suggest', sanitisers.search.middleware, controllers.search() );
+app.get( '/suggest/nearby', sanitisers.suggest.middleware, controllers.search() );
+app.get( '/suggest/coarse', sanitisers.coarse.middleware, controllers.search() );
+
+// search APIs
 app.get( '/search', sanitisers.search.middleware, controllers.search() );
+app.get( '/search/coarse', sanitisers.coarse.middleware, controllers.search() );
 
 // reverse API
 app.get( '/reverse', sanitisers.reverse.middleware, controllers.search(undefined, require('./query/reverse')) );
 
-// coarse API
-app.get( '/search/coarse', sanitisers.coarse.middleware, controllers.search() );
-
 /** ----------------------- error middleware ----------------------- **/
 
 app.use( require('./middleware/404') );
diff --git a/query/search.js b/query/search.js
index fa33208a..0e9a6b74 100644
--- a/query/search.js
+++ b/query/search.js
@@ -21,18 +21,19 @@ function generate( params ){
   // add search condition to filtered query
   query.query.filtered.query = {
     'bool': {
-      'must': [{
-          'match': {
-            'name.default': params.input
-          }
+      'must': [{ 
+        'match': {
+          'name.default': params.input
         }
-      ]
+      }]
     }
   };
 
+  // should query contitions
+  query.query.filtered.query.bool.should = [];
+
   if (params.input_admin) {
     var admin_fields = ['admin0', 'admin1', 'admin1_abbr', 'admin2', 'alpha3'];
-    query.query.filtered.query.bool.should = [];
 
     admin_fields.forEach(function(admin_field) {
       var match = {};
@@ -43,6 +44,14 @@ function generate( params ){
     });
   }
 
+  // add phrase matching query
+  // note: this is required for shingle/phrase matching
+  query.query.filtered.query.bool.should.push({
+    'match': {
+      'phrase.default': params.input
+    }
+  });
+
   query.sort = query.sort.concat( sort( params ) );
 
   return query;
diff --git a/test/ciao/suggest/nearby_nobias.coffee b/test/ciao/suggest/nearby_nobias.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df0b7930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ciao/suggest/nearby_nobias.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+#> suggest without geo bias
+path: '/suggest/nearby?input=a'
+
+#? 400 bad request
+response.statusCode.should.equal 400
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/unit/query/search.js b/test/unit/query/search.js
index cc8f7342..a56bafa1 100644
--- a/test/unit/query/search.js
+++ b/test/unit/query/search.js
@@ -76,12 +76,16 @@ var expected = {
     'filtered': {
       'query': {
         'bool': {
-          'must': [{ 
-              'match': {
-                'name.default': 'test'
-              }
+          'must': [{
+            'match': {
+              'name.default': 'test'
+            }
+          }],
+          'should': [{
+            'match': {
+              'phrase.default': 'test'
             }
-          ]   
+          }]
         }
       },
       'filter': {
@@ -154,12 +158,16 @@ module.exports.tests.query = function(test, common) {
         'filtered': {
           'query': {
             'bool': {
-              'must': [{ 
-                  'match': {
-                    'name.default': 'test'
-                  }
+              'must': [{
+                'match': {
+                  'name.default': 'test'
+                }
+              }],
+              'should': [{
+                'match': {
+                  'phrase.default': 'test'
                 }
-              ]   
+              }]
             }
           },
           'filter': {
@@ -190,12 +198,16 @@ module.exports.tests.query = function(test, common) {
         'filtered': {
           'query': {
             'bool': {
-              'must': [{ 
-                  'match': {
-                    'name.default': 'test'
-                  }
+              'must': [{
+                'match': {
+                  'name.default': 'test'
+                }
+              }],
+              'should': [{
+                'match': {
+                  'phrase.default': 'test'
                 }
-              ]   
+              }]
             }
           },
           'filter': {
@@ -215,7 +227,7 @@ module.exports.tests.query = function(test, common) {
                 }
               ]
             }
-           }
+          }
         }
       },
       'sort': [