diff --git a/controller/placeholder.js b/controller/placeholder.js
index 19c6fae9..9d4263fa 100644
--- a/controller/placeholder.js
+++ b/controller/placeholder.js
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ function setup(placeholderService, do_geometric_filters_apply, should_execute) {
         // boundary.country filter must happen after synthesis since multiple
         //  lineages may produce different country docs
         res.meta = {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         };
 
         res.data = results
diff --git a/middleware/confidenceScore.js b/middleware/confidenceScore.js
index 49597251..f9d3ede1 100644
--- a/middleware/confidenceScore.js
+++ b/middleware/confidenceScore.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function computeScores(req, res, next) {
   // do nothing if no result data set or if query is not of the original variety
   if (check.undefined(req.clean) || check.undefined(res) ||
       check.undefined(res.data) || check.undefined(res.meta) ||
-      res.meta.query_type !== 'original') {
+      res.meta.query_type !== 'search_original') {
     return next();
   }
 
diff --git a/middleware/confidenceScoreFallback.js b/middleware/confidenceScoreFallback.js
index 96d378b8..7e03afae 100644
--- a/middleware/confidenceScoreFallback.js
+++ b/middleware/confidenceScoreFallback.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function computeScores(req, res, next) {
   // later add disambiguation to this list
   if (check.undefined(req.clean) || check.undefined(res) ||
       check.undefined(res.data) || check.undefined(res.meta) ||
-      res.meta.query_type !== 'fallback') {
+      res.meta.query_type !== 'search_fallback') {
     return next();
   }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/placeholder.js b/test/unit/controller/placeholder.js
index 6d9df491..54a1bf7c 100644
--- a/test/unit/controller/placeholder.js
+++ b/test/unit/controller/placeholder.js
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ module.exports.tests.success = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ module.exports.tests.success = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ module.exports.tests.success = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ module.exports.tests.success = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ module.exports.tests.success = (test, common) => {
       controller(req, res, () => {
         const expected_res = {
           meta: {
-            query_type: 'fallback'
+            query_type: 'search_fallback'
           },
           data: [
             {
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ module.exports.tests.success = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ module.exports.tests.result_filtering = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ module.exports.tests.result_filtering = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ module.exports.tests.result_filtering = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ module.exports.tests.result_filtering = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ module.exports.tests.result_filtering = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ module.exports.tests.result_filtering = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ module.exports.tests.result_filtering = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -1779,7 +1779,7 @@ module.exports.tests.result_filtering = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ module.exports.tests.lineage_errors = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ module.exports.tests.lineage_errors = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ module.exports.tests.lineage_errors = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ module.exports.tests.geometry_errors = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -2172,7 +2172,7 @@ module.exports.tests.centroid_errors = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -2232,7 +2232,7 @@ module.exports.tests.centroid_errors = (test, common) => {
     controller(req, res, () => {
       const expected_res = {
         meta: {
-          query_type: 'fallback'
+          query_type: 'search_fallback'
         },
         data: [
           {
@@ -2302,7 +2302,7 @@ module.exports.tests.boundingbox_errors = (test, common) => {
       controller(req, res, () => {
         const expected_res = {
           meta: {
-            query_type: 'fallback'
+            query_type: 'search_fallback'
           },
           data: [
             {
diff --git a/test/unit/middleware/confidenceScore.js b/test/unit/middleware/confidenceScore.js
index 316b2de6..32504e1e 100644
--- a/test/unit/middleware/confidenceScore.js
+++ b/test/unit/middleware/confidenceScore.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'original'
+        query_type: 'search_original'
       }
     };
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'original'
+        query_type: 'search_original'
       }
     };
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'original'
+        query_type: 'search_original'
       }
     };
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
     t.end();
   });
 
-  test('should only work for original query_type', function(t) {
+  test('should only work for search_original query_type', function(t) {
     var req = {
       clean: {
         text: '123 Main St, City, NM',
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'fallback'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'original'
+        query_type: 'search_original'
       }
     };
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'original'
+        query_type: 'search_original'
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/test/unit/middleware/confidenceScoreFallback.js b/test/unit/middleware/confidenceScoreFallback.js
index 7bca1c33..13c5dd01 100644
--- a/test/unit/middleware/confidenceScoreFallback.js
+++ b/test/unit/middleware/confidenceScoreFallback.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'original'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'fallback'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'fallback'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'fallback'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'fallback'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'fallback'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'fallback'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'fallback'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
       }],
       meta: {
         scores: [10],
-        query_type: 'fallback'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
         layer: 'locality'
       }],
       meta: {
-        query_type: 'fallback'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
         layer: 'localadmin'
       }],
       meta: {
-        query_type: 'fallback'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
         layer: 'region'
       }],
       meta: {
-        query_type: 'fallback'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
         layer: 'country'
       }],
       meta: {
-        query_type: 'fallback'
+        query_type: 'search_fallback'
       }
     };
 
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
                 layer: 'postalcode'
             }],
             meta: {
-                query_type: 'fallback'
+                query_type: 'search_fallback'
             }
         };
         confidenceScore(req, res, function() {});
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ module.exports.tests.confidenceScore = function(test, common) {
                 layer: 'postalcode'
             }],
             meta: {
-                query_type: 'fallback'
+                query_type: 'search_fallback'
             }
         };
         confidenceScore(req, res, function() {});