diff --git a/voseq/public_interface/search_indexes.py b/voseq/public_interface/search_indexes.py
index fb8e48f6..79cf31c8 100644
--- a/voseq/public_interface/search_indexes.py
+++ b/voseq/public_interface/search_indexes.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class AutoCompleteIndex(SimpleSearchIndex):
     :param indexes.SearchIndex:
     :param indexes.Indexable:
     """
-    text = indexes.CharField(document=True, use_template=True)
+    text = indexes.EdgeNgramField(document=True, use_template=True)
     author = indexes.EdgeNgramField(model_attr='author', null=True)
 
     country = indexes.EdgeNgramField(model_attr='country', null=True)
diff --git a/voseq/public_interface/tests/test_advanced_search.py b/voseq/public_interface/tests/test_advanced_search.py
index 3661b65d..62fd4176 100644
--- a/voseq/public_interface/tests/test_advanced_search.py
+++ b/voseq/public_interface/tests/test_advanced_search.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
         'INCLUDE_SPELLING': False,
         'EXCLUDED_INDEXES': [
             'public_interface.search_indexes.SimpleSearchIndex',
-            'public_interface.search_indexes.AdvancedSearchIndex',
             'public_interface.search_indexes.VouchersIndex',
         ],
     },
diff --git a/voseq/public_interface/tests/test_views.py b/voseq/public_interface/tests/test_views.py
index 0dc35647..09e7ea53 100644
--- a/voseq/public_interface/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/voseq/public_interface/tests/test_views.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
         'INCLUDE_SPELLING': False,
         'EXCLUDED_INDEXES': [
             'public_interface.search_indexes.SimpleSearchIndex',
-            'public_interface.search_indexes.AdvancedSearchIndex',
             'public_interface.search_indexes.VouchersIndex',
         ],
     },
diff --git a/voseq/voseq/settings/base.py b/voseq/voseq/settings/base.py
index 542f8e9d..9c8df87a 100644
--- a/voseq/voseq/settings/base.py
+++ b/voseq/voseq/settings/base.py
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
         'INCLUDE_SPELLING': False,
         'EXCLUDED_INDEXES': [
             'public_interface.search_indexes.SimpleSearchIndex',
-            'public_interface.search_indexes.AdvancedSearchIndex',
             'public_interface.search_indexes.VouchersIndex',
         ],
     },