diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index 775118dd..65b4fcff 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ const LEFT_JOIN_SATS =
 
 function timedOrderBySats (num) {
   return `ORDER BY ((x.sats-1)/POWER(EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM ($${num} - "Item".created_at))/3600+2, 1.5) +
-    (x.boost)/POWER(EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM ($${num} - "Item".created_at))/3600+2, 9)) DESC NULLS LAST`
+    (x.boost)/POWER(EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM ($${num} - "Item".created_at))/3600+2, 5)) DESC NULLS LAST`
 }
 
 const ORDER_BY_SATS =
   `ORDER BY ((x.sats-1)/POWER(EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM ((NOW() AT TIME ZONE 'UTC') - "Item".created_at))/3600+2, 1.5) +
-    (x.boost)/POWER(EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM ((NOW() AT TIME ZONE 'UTC') - "Item".created_at))/3600+2, 9)) DESC NULLS LAST`
+    (x.boost)/POWER(EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM ((NOW() AT TIME ZONE 'UTC') - "Item".created_at))/3600+2, 5)) DESC NULLS LAST`