diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index f48b6699b..dd6735eda 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
           indexName: 'loopback',
           container: '#algolia-docsearch',
           searchParameters: {
-            facetFilters: ['language:en'],
+            facetFilters: ['lang:en'],
             optionalFilters: [`version:${currentVersion}`]
           }
         });
diff --git a/css/customstyles.css b/css/customstyles.css
index e82c4a60d..8cfbe1041 100644
--- a/css/customstyles.css
+++ b/css/customstyles.css
@@ -312,6 +312,11 @@ ul#results-container a: hover {
 }
 /* end search */
 
+/* Docsearch container z-index overwrite */
+.DocSearch-Container {
+    z-index: 1000 !important;
+}
+
 .filter-options {
     margin-bottom: 20px;
 }