diff --git a/marginalia_nu/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/wmsa/edge/search/results/SearchResultValuator.java b/marginalia_nu/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/wmsa/edge/search/results/SearchResultValuator.java
index 61895b4f..1146af00 100644
--- a/marginalia_nu/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/wmsa/edge/search/results/SearchResultValuator.java
+++ b/marginalia_nu/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/wmsa/edge/search/results/SearchResultValuator.java
@@ -40,12 +40,8 @@ public class SearchResultValuator {
         double factorSum = 0.;
 
         for (int i = 0; i < scores.length; i++) {
-            final double factorBase;
 
-            if (scores[i].link) factorBase = 0.5;
-            else factorBase = 1.;
-
-            final double factor = factorBase / (1.0 + weights[i]);
+            final double factor = 1. / (1.0 + weights[i]);
 
             factorSum += factor;
 
@@ -54,6 +50,9 @@ public class SearchResultValuator {
             if (!scores[i].link && !scores[i].title) {
                 termValue *= lengthPenalty;
             }
+            if (scores[i].link) {
+                termValue /= 2;
+            }
 
             termSum += termValue;
         }