diff --git a/tradein-mvp/backend/app/tasks/refresh_search_matview.py b/tradein-mvp/backend/app/tasks/refresh_search_matview.py
index f177d732..29fc1f8d 100644
--- a/tradein-mvp/backend/app/tasks/refresh_search_matview.py
+++ b/tradein-mvp/backend/app/tasks/refresh_search_matview.py
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ def refresh_search_matview() -> None:
     Logs duration. Idempotent. Safe to run during read traffic (CONCURRENTLY).
     """
     start = time.monotonic()
-    dsn = settings.database_url  # psycopg v3 accepts postgresql:// DSN
+    # DATABASE_URL is SQLAlchemy dialect form (postgresql+psycopg://...) in tradein-mvp
+    # (see tradein-mvp/docker-compose.prod.yml). libpq / psycopg.connect() accepts only
+    # postgresql:// or postgres:// — strip the +psycopg dialect prefix.
+    dsn = settings.database_url.replace("postgresql+psycopg://", "postgresql://", 1)
     with psycopg.connect(dsn, autocommit=True) as conn:
         with conn.cursor() as cur:
             cur.execute("REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY listings_search_mv")
diff --git a/tradein-mvp/backend/data/sql/050_search_optimization.sql b/tradein-mvp/backend/data/sql/050_search_optimization.sql
index f7989b32..c15ba413 100644
--- a/tradein-mvp/backend/data/sql/050_search_optimization.sql
+++ b/tradein-mvp/backend/data/sql/050_search_optimization.sql
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ SELECT
     h.house_class,
     h.developer_name,
     h.rating           AS house_rating,
-    h.ratings_count    AS house_ratings_count,
+    h.reviews_count    AS house_ratings_count,
     -- Cross-source aggregates
     (SELECT count(*)               FROM listing_sources ls WHERE ls.listing_id = l.id) AS source_count,
     (SELECT array_agg(DISTINCT ext_source) FROM listing_sources ls WHERE ls.listing_id = l.id) AS sources,