diff --git a/nlp.py b/nlp.py
index bf0b6a6aa..622a7bb40 100644
--- a/nlp.py
+++ b/nlp.py
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ def normalize(pages):
     summed_hub = sum(page.hub**2 for _, page in pages.items())
     summed_auth = sum(page.authority**2 for _, page in pages.items())
     for _, page in pages.items():
-        page.hub /= summed_hub
-        page.authority /= summed_auth
+        page.hub /= summed_hub**0.5
+        page.authority /= summed_auth**0.5
 
 
 class ConvergenceDetector(object):
diff --git a/tests/test_nlp.py b/tests/test_nlp.py
index 43f71f163..3dc5a57aa 100644
--- a/tests/test_nlp.py
+++ b/tests/test_nlp.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def test_relevant_pages():
 def test_normalize():
     normalize(pageDict)
     print(page.hub for addr, page in nlp.pagesIndex.items())
-    expected_hub = [1/91, 2/91, 3/91, 4/91, 5/91, 6/91]  # Works only for sample data above
+    expected_hub = [1/91**0.5, 2/91**0.5, 3/91**0.5, 4/91**0.5, 5/91**0.5, 6/91**0.5]  # Works only for sample data above
     expected_auth = list(reversed(expected_hub))
     assert len(expected_hub) == len(expected_auth) == len(nlp.pagesIndex)
     assert expected_hub == [page.hub for addr, page in sorted(nlp.pagesIndex.items())]