diff --git a/src/database/mongo.js b/src/database/mongo.js
index a9f765e1dd..97050251a9 100644
--- a/src/database/mongo.js
+++ b/src/database/mongo.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 			}
 
 			function createIndices() {
-				db.collection('objects').ensureIndex({_key :1}, {background:true}, function(err) {
+				db.collection('objects').ensureIndex({_key :1, score: -1}, {background:true}, function(err) {
 					if(err) {
 						winston.error('Error creating index ' + err.message);
 					}