# Min score mode not supported in Nested Query **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 14, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/min-score-mode-not-supported-in-nested-query/39262 "2016-01-14T19:18:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sumit\_jain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sumit_jain/32/5125_2.png) [@sumit\_jain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sumit_jain)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/min-score-mode-not-supported-in-nested-query/39262/1 "2016-01-14T19:18:51Z")
Why is min not available as a score\_mode in nested query? This is a serious limitation, since to select lowest value, we need to use -1 factor in function\_score query, still its not possible to select minimum value from 2 subqueries as dis\_max query does not work with negative scores. ---
**Author:** ![mvg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mvg/32/98890_2.png) [@mvg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mvg)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/min-score-mode-not-supported-in-nested-query/39262/2 "2016-01-15T09:33:37Z")
The `min` score mode was added from version 2.0.0. So if you're on a pre 2.0.0 release it isn't available. If possible I suggest that you upgrade to the latest 2.x release to make use of the `min` score mode on the `nested` query. ---
**Author:** ![sumit\_jain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sumit_jain/32/5125_2.png) [@sumit\_jain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sumit_jain)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 11:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/min-score-mode-not-supported-in-nested-query/39262/3 "2016-01-15T11:00:34Z")
Thanks Martijn. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/min-score-mode-not-supported-in-nested-query/39262/4 "2017-07-05T23:24:09Z")