# Normalize query score before boost\_mode when using function\_score
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/normalize-query-score-before-boost-mode-when-using-function-score/193462
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 2, 2019, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/normalize-query-score-before-boost-mode-when-using-function-score/193462 "2019-08-02T06:54:33Z")
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### Author:  [@hangu\_choi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hangu_choi)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2019, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/normalize-query-score-before-boost-mode-when-using-function-score/193462/1 "2019-08-02T06:54:33Z")
This topic [seems appear before,](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/normalizing-scores/17749/5) but I couldn't find useful answer for that.
With `function_score` query,
Is there any way to normalize `query score` before calculate with `function score` by `boost_mode`?
The intention here is keeping same weight for `query score` and `function score`.
As I know, `query score` range can be different.
For example, with `cross_fields` type, it seems that more query terms return bigger score.
### search request A
| **query** | **doc** | **query score** | **function score** | **final score** | **order** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| developer | doc1 | 50 | 35 | 85 | 2 |
| developer | doc2 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 1 |
### search request B
| **query** | **doc** | **query score** | **function score** | **final score** | **order** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| developer programmer software engineer web ruby | doc1 | 100 | 35 | 135 | 1 |
| developer programmer software engineer web ruby | doc2 | 80 | 50 | 130 | 2 |
The result order is different due to the weight of function score.
Can I normalize query score like below?
### search request B
| **query** | **doc** | **query score** | **function score** | **final score** | **order** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| developer programmer software engineer web ruby | doc1 | 50 | 35 | 85 | 2 |
| developer programmer software engineer web ruby | doc2 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 1 |
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2019, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/normalize-query-score-before-boost-mode-when-using-function-score/193462/2 "2019-08-30T06:54:35Z")
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