diff --git a/ext/index/main.php b/ext/index/main.php
index 50cdd235..e8b6fec5 100644
--- a/ext/index/main.php
+++ b/ext/index/main.php
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ class Index extends Extension
         }
     }
 
-
     public function onSearchTermParse(SearchTermParseEvent $event)
     {
         if (is_null($event->term)) {
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ class Index extends Extension
         } elseif (preg_match("/^ratio([:]?<|[:]?>|[:]?<=|[:]?>=|[:|=])(\d+):(\d+)$/i", $event->term, $matches)) {
             $cmp = preg_replace('/^:/', '=', $matches[1]);
             $args = ["width{$this->stpen}"=>int_escape($matches[2]), "height{$this->stpen}"=>int_escape($matches[3])];
-            $event->add_querylet(new Querylet("width / height $cmp :width{$this->stpen} / :height{$this->stpen}", $args));
+            $event->add_querylet(new Querylet("width / :width{$this->stpen} $cmp height / :height{$this->stpen}", $args));
         } elseif (preg_match("/^(filesize|id)([:]?<|[:]?>|[:]?<=|[:]?>=|[:|=])(\d+[kmg]?b?)$/i", $event->term, $matches)) {
             $col = $matches[1];
             $cmp = ltrim($matches[2], ":") ?: "=";
diff --git a/ext/index/test.php b/ext/index/test.php
index 5ffbfa9e..e1399cd1 100644
--- a/ext/index/test.php
+++ b/ext/index/test.php
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ class IndexTest extends ShimmiePHPUnitTestCase
     {
         $image_ids = $this->testUpload();
         $this->assert_search_results(["hash=1234567890"], []);
+        $this->assert_search_results(["ratio=42:12345"], []);
     }
 
     /** @depends testUpload */