diff --git a/query_match.go b/query_match.go
index 77709336..c3b1b9de 100644
--- a/query_match.go
+++ b/query_match.go
@@ -55,11 +55,16 @@ func (q *matchQuery) SetField(f string) Query {
 
 func (q *matchQuery) Searcher(i *indexImpl, explain bool) (search.Searcher, error) {
 
+	field := q.FieldVal
+	if q.FieldVal == "" {
+		field = i.m.DefaultField
+	}
+
 	analyzerName := ""
 	if q.Analyzer != "" {
 		analyzerName = q.Analyzer
 	} else {
-		analyzerName = i.m.analyzerNameForPath(q.FieldVal)
+		analyzerName = i.m.analyzerNameForPath(field)
 	}
 	analyzer := i.m.analyzerNamed(analyzerName)
 
@@ -67,11 +72,6 @@ func (q *matchQuery) Searcher(i *indexImpl, explain bool) (search.Searcher, erro
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no analyzer named '%s' registered", q.Analyzer)
 	}
 
-	field := q.FieldVal
-	if q.FieldVal == "" {
-		field = i.m.DefaultField
-	}
-
 	tokens := analyzer.Analyze([]byte(q.Match))
 	if len(tokens) > 0 {
 
diff --git a/query_match_phrase.go b/query_match_phrase.go
index 009ec6ae..377acb9a 100644
--- a/query_match_phrase.go
+++ b/query_match_phrase.go
@@ -56,22 +56,22 @@ func (q *matchPhraseQuery) SetField(f string) Query {
 
 func (q *matchPhraseQuery) Searcher(i *indexImpl, explain bool) (search.Searcher, error) {
 
+	field := q.FieldVal
+	if q.FieldVal == "" {
+		field = i.m.DefaultField
+	}
+
 	analyzerName := ""
 	if q.Analyzer != "" {
 		analyzerName = q.Analyzer
 	} else {
-		analyzerName = i.m.analyzerNameForPath(q.FieldVal)
+		analyzerName = i.m.analyzerNameForPath(field)
 	}
 	analyzer := i.m.analyzerNamed(analyzerName)
 	if analyzer == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no analyzer named '%s' registered", q.Analyzer)
 	}
 
-	field := q.FieldVal
-	if q.FieldVal == "" {
-		field = i.m.DefaultField
-	}
-
 	tokens := analyzer.Analyze([]byte(q.MatchPhrase))
 	if len(tokens) > 0 {
 		ts := make([]string, len(tokens))
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ func (q *matchPhraseQuery) Searcher(i *indexImpl, explain bool) (search.Searcher
 		}
 
 		phraseQuery := NewPhraseQuery(ts, field).SetBoost(q.BoostVal)
-
 		return phraseQuery.Searcher(i, explain)
 	}
 	noneQuery := NewMatchNoneQuery()