diff --git a/frontend/composables/recipes/use-recipe-search.ts b/frontend/composables/recipes/use-recipe-search.ts
index ad3aaa65d..19d003bfd 100644
--- a/frontend/composables/recipes/use-recipe-search.ts
+++ b/frontend/composables/recipes/use-recipe-search.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ export const useRecipeSearch = (recipes: Ref<Recipe[] | null>) => {
       findAllMatches: true,
       maxPatternLength: 32,
       minMatchCharLength: 2,
-      keys: ["name", "description", "recipeIngredient.note", "recipeIngredient.food.name"],
+      ignoreFieldNorm: true,
+      keys: [{ name: "name", weight: 1.3 }, { name: "description", weight: 1.2 }, "recipeIngredient.note", "recipeIngredient.food.name"],
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/frontend/pages/search.vue b/frontend/pages/search.vue
index 3fe9bdb69..30f39b75b 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/search.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/search.vue
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
         findAllMatches: true,
         maxPatternLength: 32,
         minMatchCharLength: 2,
-        keys: ["name", "description", "recipeIngredient.note", "recipeIngredient.food.name"],
+        ignoreFieldNorm: true,
+        keys: [{ name: "name", weight: 1.3 }, { name: "description", weight: 1.2 }, "recipeIngredient.note", "recipeIngredient.food.name"],
       },
     });