diff --git a/src/libkomapnik.py b/src/libkomapnik.py
index d0c56d5..43bbc87 100644
--- a/src/libkomapnik.py
+++ b/src/libkomapnik.py
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def xml_layer(type="postgis", geom="point", interesting_tags = "*", sql = "true"
     
   if type == "postgis":
     if zoom >= 5:
-        sql = '('+ sql + ') and way && !bbox!'
+        sql = 'way && !bbox! and '+ sql
     interesting_tags = list(interesting_tags)
     if '"' not in "".join(interesting_tags) and "->" not in "".join(interesting_tags):
       interesting_tags = "\", \"".join(interesting_tags)