diff --git a/service/search.js b/service/search.js
index fe04d88f..780da2ae 100644
--- a/service/search.js
+++ b/service/search.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function service( backend, cmd, cb ){
         hit._source._id = hit._id;
         hit._source._type = hit._type;
         hit._source._score = hit._score;
-        hit._source._matched_queries = hit._matched_queries;
+        hit._source._matched_queries = hit.matched_queries;
 
         return hit._source;
       });
diff --git a/test/unit/mock/backend.js b/test/unit/mock/backend.js
index 7f288246..739ed2cb 100644
--- a/test/unit/mock/backend.js
+++ b/test/unit/mock/backend.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ responses['client/search/ok/1'] = function( cmd, cb ){
     _id: 'myid1',
     _type: 'mytype1',
     _score: 10,
-    _matched_queries: ['query 1', 'query 2'],
+    matched_queries: ['query 1', 'query 2'],
     _source: {
       value: 1,
       center_point: { lat: 100.1, lon: -50.5 },
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ responses['client/search/ok/1'] = function( cmd, cb ){
     _id: 'myid2',
     _type: 'mytype2',
     _score: 20,
-    _matched_queries: ['query 3'],
+    matched_queries: ['query 3'],
     _source: {
       value: 2,
       center_point: { lat: 100.2, lon: -51.5 },