diff --git a/tugboat/tests/tests_unit/test_search_redirect.py b/tugboat/tests/tests_unit/test_search_redirect.py
index b91aa39..cc84d46 100644
--- a/tugboat/tests/tests_unit/test_search_redirect.py
+++ b/tugboat/tests/tests_unit/test_search_redirect.py
@@ -104,38 +104,48 @@ def test_object(self):
         req.args = MultiDict([('object', urllib.quote('M31'))])
         req.args.update(self.append_defaults())
         view = ClassicSearchRedirectView()
-        object_search = view.translate(req)
+        search = view.translate(req)
         self.assertEqual('q=' + urllib.quote('object:') + '(' + urllib.quote('"M31"') + ')' +
-                         '&sort=' + urllib.quote('date desc, bibcode desc') + '/', object_search) # single object
+                         '&sort=' + urllib.quote('date desc, bibcode desc') + '/', search) # single object
 
         req.args = MultiDict([('object', urllib.quote('M31\r\nM32'))])
         req.args.update(self.append_defaults())
         view = ClassicSearchRedirectView()
-        object_search = view.translate(req)
+        search = view.translate(req)
         self.assertEqual('q=' + urllib.quote('object:') + '(' + urllib.quote('"M31" AND "M32"') + ')' +
                          '&sort=' + urllib.quote('date desc, bibcode desc') + '/',
-                         object_search) # objects, newline separator
+                         search) # objects, newline separator
 
         req.args = MultiDict([('object', urllib.quote('M31;M32;M33'))])
         req.args.update(self.append_defaults())
         view = ClassicSearchRedirectView()
-        object_search = view.translate(req)
+        search = view.translate(req)
         self.assertEqual('q=' + urllib.quote('object:') + '(' + urllib.quote('"M31" AND "M32" AND "M33"') + ')' +
                          '&sort=' + urllib.quote('date desc, bibcode desc') + '/',
-                         object_search) # object, semicolor separator
+                         search) # object, semicolor separator
 
     def test_title(self):
         """title field"""
         req = Request('get', 'http://test.test?')
         req.prepare()
         req.mimetype = None
+
         req.args = MultiDict([('title', urllib.quote('ADS'))])
         req.args.update(self.append_defaults())
         view = ClassicSearchRedirectView()
-        object_search = view.translate(req)
+        search = view.translate(req)
         self.assertEqual('q=' +
                          urllib.quote('title:') + '(' + urllib.quote('ADS') + ')' +
-                         '&sort=' + urllib.quote('date desc, bibcode desc') + '/', object_search) # single object
+                         '&sort=' + urllib.quote('date desc, bibcode desc') + '/', search) # single object
+
+        req.args = MultiDict([('title', urllib.quote('ADS Kurtz')), ('ttl_logic', 'OR')])
+        req.args.update(self.append_defaults())
+        view = ClassicSearchRedirectView()
+        search = view.translate(req)
+        self.assertEqual('q=' +
+                         urllib.quote('title:') + '(' + urllib.quote('ADS Kurtz') + ')' +
+                         '&sort=' + urllib.quote('date desc, bibcode desc') +
+                         '&warning_message=' + 'TITLE_ANDED_WARNING' + '/', search) # single object
 
     def test_text(self):
         """text search"""
@@ -145,10 +155,19 @@ def test_text(self):
         req.args = MultiDict([('text', urllib.quote('M31'))])
         req.args.update(self.append_defaults())
         view = ClassicSearchRedirectView()
-        object_search = view.translate(req)
+        search = view.translate(req)
         self.assertEqual('q=' +
                          urllib.quote('abs:') + '(' + urllib.quote('M31') + ')' +
-                         '&sort=' + urllib.quote('date desc, bibcode desc') + '/', object_search) # single object
+                         '&sort=' + urllib.quote('date desc, bibcode desc') + '/', search) # single object
+
+        req.args = MultiDict([('text', urllib.quote('foo bar')), ('txt_logic', 'OR')])
+        req.args.update(self.append_defaults())
+        view = ClassicSearchRedirectView()
+        search = view.translate(req)
+        self.assertEqual('q=' +
+                         urllib.quote('abs:') + '(' + urllib.quote('foo bar') + ')' +
+                         '&sort=' + urllib.quote('date desc, bibcode desc') +
+                         '&warning_message=' + 'ABSTRACT_ANDED_WARNING' + '/', search) # single object
 
     def test_pubdate(self):
         """test pubdate"""
@@ -727,6 +746,7 @@ def test_abstract(self):
         req = Request('get', 'http://test.test?')
         req.prepare()
         req.mimetype = None
+
         req.args = MultiDict([('data_and', 'YES'), ('abstract', 'YES')])
         req.args.update(self.append_defaults())
         view = ClassicSearchRedirectView()
diff --git a/tugboat/views.py b/tugboat/views.py
index e468ddb..c4e42d5 100644
--- a/tugboat/views.py
+++ b/tugboat/views.py
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ def translate_authors(self, args):
                     self.translation.warning_message.append(urllib.quote('AUTHOR_ANDED_WARNING'))
 
     def translate_simple(self, args, classic_param, bbb_param):
-        """process easy to translate fields like title
+        """process easy to translate fields including title, abstract, and object
 
         simply change name of parameter and use boolean connector
         """
@@ -370,16 +370,24 @@ def translate_simple(self, args, classic_param, bbb_param):
         # one lone parameter should hold all authors from classic
         classic_str = args.pop(classic_param, None)
         if classic_str:
+            # note that only for object we allow multiple tokens and apply connector
+            # hence for title and abstract no connector is applied
             if classic_param == 'object':
                 terms = self.classic_field_to_array(classic_str)
             else:
                 terms = self.classic_field_to_string(classic_str)
+                # issue a warning for title and abstract if multiple words are specified and OR is selected
+                if len(''.join(terms).split(' ')) > 1 and logic == 'OR':
+                    if classic_param == 'title':
+                        self.translation.warning_message.append(urllib.quote('TITLE_ANDED_WARNING'))
+                    elif classic_param == 'text':
+                        self.translation.warning_message.append(urllib.quote('ABSTRACT_ANDED_WARNING'))
             search += urllib.quote(bbb_param + ':') + '('
             for term in terms:
                 search += urllib.quote(term + connector)
             search = search[:-len(urllib.quote(connector))]  # remove final connector
             search += ')'
-            # fields in search are ANDed as of 5/9
+            # multiple fields in search are ANDed as of 5/9/2018
             if len(self.translation.search) > 0:
                 self.translation.search.append('AND')
             self.translation.search.append(search)