diff --git a/query/autocomplete_defaults.js b/query/autocomplete_defaults.js
index 2800141ba..34f396aeb 100644
--- a/query/autocomplete_defaults.js
+++ b/query/autocomplete_defaults.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = _.merge({}, peliasQuery.defaults, {
   'focus:offset': '0km',
   'focus:scale': '250km',
   'focus:decay': 0.5,
-  'focus:weight': 40,
+  'focus:weight': 15,
 
   'function_score:score_mode': 'avg',
   'function_score:boost_mode': 'replace',
diff --git a/test/unit/fixture/autocomplete_linguistic_focus.js b/test/unit/fixture/autocomplete_linguistic_focus.js
index 07c741d7c..d6aa0aa79 100644
--- a/test/unit/fixture/autocomplete_linguistic_focus.js
+++ b/test/unit/fixture/autocomplete_linguistic_focus.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 'decay': 0.5
               }
             },
-            'weight': 40
+            'weight': 15
           }],
           'score_mode': 'avg',
           'boost_mode': 'replace',
diff --git a/test/unit/fixture/autocomplete_linguistic_focus_null_island.js b/test/unit/fixture/autocomplete_linguistic_focus_null_island.js
index b0761f40f..8dd3f1e69 100644
--- a/test/unit/fixture/autocomplete_linguistic_focus_null_island.js
+++ b/test/unit/fixture/autocomplete_linguistic_focus_null_island.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 'decay': 0.5
               }
             },
-            'weight': 40
+            'weight': 15
           }],
           'score_mode': 'avg',
           'boost_mode': 'replace',