# Elasticsearch 5.3 java api appends ^1.0 as field weight for multi\_match query, cannot override it
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-3-java-api-appends-1-0-as-field-weight-for-multi-match-query-cannot-override-it/82233
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 13, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-3-java-api-appends-1-0-as-field-weight-for-multi-match-query-cannot-override-it/82233 "2017-04-13T00:20:09Z")
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### Author:  [@saurabh.jaluka](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saurabh.jaluka)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-3-java-api-appends-1-0-as-field-weight-for-multi-match-query-cannot-override-it/82233/1 "2017-04-13T00:20:09Z")
I have a query that does a multi\_match search with custom field boost, but ES 5.3 java client also appends the default field weight.
So, I expect something to be like title^10, 10 is custom weight that I want, but I see the java client modifies it to title^10^1.0.
How can I remove ^1.0 or notify java code not to add default?
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### Author:  [@saurabh.jaluka](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saurabh.jaluka)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-3-java-api-appends-1-0-as-field-weight-for-multi-match-query-cannot-override-it/82233/2 "2017-04-13T00:33:08Z")
It was resolved by using QueryBuilders.multiMatchQuery(searchTerm).fields(weightMap).
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-3-java-api-appends-1-0-as-field-weight-for-multi-match-query-cannot-override-it/82233/3 "2017-05-11T00:37:27Z")
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