diff --git a/src/elasticsearch/Defaults.php b/src/elasticsearch/Defaults.php
index 2f51d0d..134322b 100644
--- a/src/elasticsearch/Defaults.php
+++ b/src/elasticsearch/Defaults.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Defaults
 	 **/
 	static function fields()
 	{
-		return array('post_content', 'post_title', 'post_type');
+		return array('post_content', 'post_title', 'post_type', 'post_excerpt');
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/elasticsearch/ConfigTest.php b/tests/unit-tests/elasticsearch/ConfigTest.php
index c1e076f..9141501 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/elasticsearch/ConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/elasticsearch/ConfigTest.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public function testRangesFieldFound()
 
 	public function testFieldsDefault()
 	{
-		$this->assertEquals(array('post_content', 'post_title', 'post_type', 'post_date'), Config::fields());
+		$this->assertEquals(array('post_content', 'post_title', 'post_type', 'post_excerpt', 'post_date'), Config::fields());
 	}
 
 	public function testFieldsDefined()