diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 84ac96b..6e1f688 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name := "slashem"
 
-version := "0.9.14"
+version := "0.9.15"
 
 organization := "com.foursquare"
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/foursquare/slashem/Ast.scala b/src/main/scala/com/foursquare/slashem/Ast.scala
index 9a64c50..f7afe59 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/foursquare/slashem/Ast.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/foursquare/slashem/Ast.scala
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ object Ast {
     }
     def elasticBoost(): Pair[List[String],String] = {
       weight match {
-        case 1.0 => Pair(Nil,"(doc['" + fieldName + "'].value)")
+        case 1.0 => Pair(Nil,"doc['" + fieldName + "'].value")
         case _ => Pair(Nil,"(doc['" + fieldName + "'].value *" + weight.toString + ")")
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/foursquare/slashem/ElasticQueryTest.scala b/src/test/scala/com/foursquare/slashem/ElasticQueryTest.scala
index 63c8f7f..1bb5b7f 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/foursquare/slashem/ElasticQueryTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/foursquare/slashem/ElasticQueryTest.scala
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ class ElasticQueryTest extends SpecsMatchers with ScalaCheckMatchers {
     val r = fullQuery fetch()
   }
 
+  @Test
+  def simpleBoostTest {
+    val fullQuery = ESimplePanda.where(_.name contains "lol")
+                    .limit(5).boostField(_.followers)
+    val r = fullQuery fetch()
+  }
+
+
   @Test
   def testEmptySearch {
     try {