diff --git a/oedipus/__init__.py b/oedipus/__init__.py
index fedc1e1..6b6a655 100644
--- a/oedipus/__init__.py
+++ b/oedipus/__init__.py
@@ -467,11 +467,6 @@ def _sphinx(self):
             sphinx.SetGroupBy(group_by[0], sphinxapi.SPH_GROUPBY_ATTR,
                               self._extended_sort_fields([group_by[1]]))
 
-        # Add query. This must be done after filters and such are set up, or
-        # they may not apply.
-        self._query = query
-        sphinx.AddQuery(query, self.meta.index)
-
         # set the final set of weights here
         if weights:
             # weights are name -> field_weight where the field_weights
@@ -492,6 +487,11 @@ def _sphinx(self):
         else:  # self._slice is a number.
             sphinx.SetLimits(self._slice, 1)
 
+        # Add query. This must be done last because otherwise things don't
+        # work.
+        self._query = query
+        sphinx.AddQuery(query, self.meta.index)
+
         return sphinx
 
     def _results(self):