diff --git a/sanitiser/_geo_search.js b/sanitiser/_geo_search.js
index 237555b4..5280efd0 100644
--- a/sanitiser/_geo_search.js
+++ b/sanitiser/_geo_search.js
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ module.exports = function sanitize( raw, clean ){
   var messages = { errors: [], warnings: [] };
 
   try {
-    geo_common.sanitize_coord( 'lat', clean, raw['focus.point.lat'], LAT_LON_IS_REQUIRED );
-    geo_common.sanitize_coord( 'lon', clean, raw['focus.point.lon'], LAT_LON_IS_REQUIRED );
+    geo_common.sanitize_coord( 'focus.point.lat', clean, raw['focus.point.lat'], LAT_LON_IS_REQUIRED );
+    geo_common.sanitize_coord( 'focus.point.lon', clean, raw['focus.point.lon'], LAT_LON_IS_REQUIRED );
     geo_common.sanitize_bbox(raw, clean);
   }
   catch (err) {
diff --git a/test/unit/sanitiser/search.js b/test/unit/sanitiser/search.js
index 72465bdc..9d8579e5 100644
--- a/test/unit/sanitiser/search.js
+++ b/test/unit/sanitiser/search.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ module.exports.tests.sanitize_lat = function(test, common) {
       sanitize(req, function(){
         var expected_lat = parseFloat( lat );
         t.equal(req.errors[0], undefined, 'no error');
-        t.equal(req.clean.lat, expected_lat, 'clean lat set correctly (' + lat + ')');
+        t.equal(req.clean['focus.point.lat'], expected_lat, 'clean lat set correctly (' + lat + ')');
       });
     });
     t.end();
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ module.exports.tests.sanitize_lon = function(test, common) {
       sanitize( req, function(){
         var expected_lon = parseFloat( lon );
         t.equal(req.errors[0], undefined, 'no error');
-        t.deepEqual(req.clean.lon, expected_lon, 'clean set correctly (' + lon + ')');
+        t.deepEqual(req.clean['focus.point.lon'], expected_lon, 'clean set correctly (' + lon + ')');
       });
     });
     t.end();
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ module.exports.tests.sanitize_optional_geo = function(test, common) {
     var req = { query: { text: 'test' } };
     sanitize(req, function(){
       t.equal(req.errors[0], undefined, 'no error');
-      t.equal(req.clean.lat, undefined, 'clean set without lat');
-      t.equal(req.clean.lon, undefined, 'clean set without lon');
+      t.equal(req.clean['focus.point.lat'], undefined, 'clean set without lat');
+      t.equal(req.clean['focus.point.lon'], undefined, 'clean set without lon');
     });
     t.end();
   });
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ module.exports.tests.sanitize_optional_geo = function(test, common) {
     sanitize(req, function(){
       var expected_lon = 0;
       t.equal(req.errors[0], undefined, 'no error');
-      t.deepEqual(req.clean.lon, expected_lon, 'clean set correctly (without any lat)');
+      t.deepEqual(req.clean['focus.point.lon'], expected_lon, 'clean set correctly (without any lat)');
     });
     t.end();
   });
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ module.exports.tests.sanitize_optional_geo = function(test, common) {
     sanitize(req, function(){
       var expected_lat = 0;
       t.equal(req.errors[0], undefined, 'no error');
-      t.deepEqual(req.clean.lat, expected_lat, 'clean set correctly (without any lon)');
+      t.deepEqual(req.clean['focus.point.lat'], expected_lat, 'clean set correctly (without any lon)');
     });
     t.end();
   });