diff --git a/lib/searchkick/query.rb b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
index 4b9c870..95d5a0b 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/query.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
@@ -335,6 +335,11 @@ module Searchkick
 
             if field.start_with?("*.")
               q2 = qs.map { |q| {multi_match: q.merge(fields: [field], type: match_type == :match_phrase ? "phrase" : "best_fields")} }
+              if below60?
+                q2.each do |q|
+                  q[:multi_match].delete(:fuzzy_transpositions)
+                end
+              end
             else
               q2 = qs.map { |q| {match_type => {field => q}} }
             end
@@ -547,6 +552,8 @@ module Searchkick
           ["_all.phrase"]
         elsif term == "*"
           []
+        elsif default_match == :exact
+          raise ArgumentError, "Must specify fields to search"
         else
           [default_match == :word ? "*.analyzed" : "*.#{default_match}"]
         end
diff --git a/test/match_test.rb b/test/match_test.rb
index 83199b7..9e9f9b4 100644
--- a/test/match_test.rb
+++ b/test/match_test.rb
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ class MatchTest < Minitest::Test
 
   def test_exclude_butter_exact
     store_names ["Butter Tub", "Peanut Butter Tub"]
-    assert_search "butter", [], exclude: ["peanut butter"], match: :exact
+    assert_search "butter", [], exclude: ["peanut butter"], fields: [{name: :exact}]
   end
 
   def test_exclude_same_exact
     store_names ["Butter Tub", "Peanut Butter Tub"]
-    assert_search "Butter Tub", [], exclude: ["Butter Tub"], match: :exact
+    assert_search "Butter Tub", ["Butter Tub"], exclude: ["Peanut Butter Tub"], fields: [{name: :exact}]
   end
 
   def test_exclude_egg_word_start
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class MatchTest < Minitest::Test
 
   def test_phrase
     store_names ["Fresh Honey", "Honey Fresh"]
-    assert_search "fresh honey", ["Fresh Honey"], match: :phrase
+    assert_search "fresh honey", ["Fresh Honey"], match: :phrase, fields: [:name]
   end
 
   def test_phrase_again
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