diff --git a/backend/routes/search.js b/backend/routes/search.js
index 50e596b..b7748e1 100644
--- a/backend/routes/search.js
+++ b/backend/routes/search.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ function searchHandler(dbConn) {
     if (q.precipitation) scoreQueryObj['precipitation'] = q.precipitation
     if (q.rain_days) scoreQueryObj['rain_days'] = q.rain_days
     if (q.sun_hours) scoreQueryObj['sun_hours'] = q.sun_hours
+
     if (q.accommodation_costs) scoreQueryObj['accommodation_costs'] = q.accommodation_costs
     if (q.food_costs) scoreQueryObj['food_costs'] = q.food_costs
     if (q.alcohol_costs) scoreQueryObj['alcohol_costs'] = q.alcohol_costs
@@ -65,7 +66,15 @@ function searchHandler(dbConn) {
       } else {
         response = searchResults
       }
+
+      // FILTER NULLSCORES
+      if (_.get(q, 'showRegionsWithNullScore', false)) {
+        console.log('without null scores');
+        response = response.filter(el => !_.some(el.scores, score => _.isNaN(score.score) || _.isNull(score.score) || _.isUndefined(score.score)))//.filter(el => !_.isNaN(el.score))
+      }
+      // SEND RESPONSE
       res.json(response)
+
     }).catch(e => {
       // TODO error handling
       console.log(e)
@@ -76,8 +85,8 @@ function searchHandler(dbConn) {
 
 function filterByString(searchResults, filterString, boolFulltext) {
   return _.filter(searchResults, region => {
-    console.log("filtering: filterString, boolFulltext");
-    console.log(filterString, boolFulltext);
+    // console.log("filtering: filterString, boolFulltext");
+    // console.log(filterString, boolFulltext);
     filterString = filterString.toLowerCase()
     let name = region.name.toLowerCase()
     let country = region.country.toLowerCase()
diff --git a/backend/util/scoreAndSearch.js b/backend/util/scoreAndSearch.js
index cbb0b28..442d1e1 100644
--- a/backend/util/scoreAndSearch.js
+++ b/backend/util/scoreAndSearch.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = function (dbConn) {
         console.log('search')
         console.log((_.isEmpty(to) || _.isEmpty(from)) && !_.isEmpty(queries))
         if ((_.isEmpty(to) || _.isEmpty(from)) && !_.isEmpty(queries)) {
-            throw new Error('Invalid Parameters...')
+            throw new Error('invalid query')
         }
         // PREPARE SEARCH
         // validate dates