diff --git a/layers/place/city.sql b/layers/place/city.sql
index af23866..ab96fe4 100644
--- a/layers/place/city.sql
+++ b/layers/place/city.sql
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RETURNS TABLE(osm_id bigint, geometry geometry, name text, name_en text, class c
     FROM osm_city_point
     WHERE geometry && bbox
       AND ((zoom_level = 2 AND "rank" = 1)
-        OR (zoom_level BETWEEN 3 AND 7 AND "rank" <= zoom_level)
+        OR (zoom_level BETWEEN 3 AND 7 AND "rank" <= zoom_level + 1)
       )
     UNION ALL
     SELECT osm_id, geometry, name,