diff --git a/search/main.py b/search/main.py
index 974fd8f..f3aa8e7 100644
--- a/search/main.py
+++ b/search/main.py
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
 
 app = FastAPI(title="Search Service", version="0.1.0", lifespan=lifespan)
 
-DENSE_PREFETCH_K = 80
+DENSE_PREFETCH_K = 120
 SPARSE_PREFETCH_K = 200
 RETRIEVE_K = 150
-RERANK_LIMIT = 25
+RERANK_LIMIT = 35
 KEYWORD_BOOST_EXTRA = 10
 
 
@@ -405,13 +405,16 @@ async def search(payload: SearchAPIRequest) -> SearchAPIResponse:
 
     dense_vectors = [dense_vector]
     extra_texts: list[str] = []
+    raw_text = question.text.strip()
+    if raw_text and raw_text != dense_query:
+        extra_texts.append(raw_text)
     for v in (question.variants or []):
         q_v = v.strip()
-        if q_v and q_v not in extra_texts:
+        if q_v and q_v != dense_query and q_v not in extra_texts:
             extra_texts.append(q_v)
     for h in (question.hyde or []):
         q_h = h.strip()
-        if q_h and q_h not in extra_texts:
+        if q_h and q_h != dense_query and q_h not in extra_texts:
             extra_texts.append(q_h)
     extra_texts = extra_texts[:3]
     if extra_texts: