diff --git a/src/py/crankshaft/crankshaft/pysal_utils/pysal_utils.py b/src/py/crankshaft/crankshaft/pysal_utils/pysal_utils.py
index f4def85..9d09642 100644
--- a/src/py/crankshaft/crankshaft/pysal_utils/pysal_utils.py
+++ b/src/py/crankshaft/crankshaft/pysal_utils/pysal_utils.py
@@ -20,19 +20,23 @@ def construct_neighbor_query(w_type, query_vals):
 def get_weight(query_res, w_type='knn', num_ngbrs=5):
     """
         Construct PySAL weight from return value of query
-        @param query_res: query results with attributes and neighbors
+        @param query_res dict-like: query results with attributes and neighbors
     """
-    if w_type == 'knn':
-        row_normed_weights = [1.0 / float(num_ngbrs)] * num_ngbrs
-        weights = {x['id']: row_normed_weights for x in query_res}
-    else:
-        weights = {x['id']: [1.0 / len(x['neighbors'])] * len(x['neighbors'])
-                            if len(x['neighbors']) > 0
-                            else [] for x in query_res}
+    # if w_type == 'knn':
+    #     row_normed_weights = [1.0 / float(num_ngbrs)] * num_ngbrs
+    #     weights = {x['id']: row_normed_weights for x in query_res}
+    # else:
+    #     weights = {x['id']: [1.0 / len(x['neighbors'])] * len(x['neighbors'])
+    #                         if len(x['neighbors']) > 0
+    #                         else [] for x in query_res}
 
     neighbors = {x['id']: x['neighbors'] for x in query_res}
+    print 'len of neighbors: %d' % len(neighbors)
 
-    return ps.W(neighbors, weights)
+    built_weight = ps.W(neighbors)
+    built_weight.transform = 'r'
+
+    return built_weight
 
 def query_attr_select(params):
     """