diff --git a/layers/poi/poi.sql b/layers/poi/poi.sql
index 53f5d03..aba7fe1 100644
--- a/layers/poi/poi.sql
+++ b/layers/poi/poi.sql
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ FROM (
                     ELSE osm_id * 10 + 1
                     END AS osm_id_hash
          FROM osm_poi_polygon
-         WHERE geometry && bbox AND
+         WHERE zoom_level > 9 AND geometry && bbox AND
            CASE
                WHEN zoom_level >= 14 THEN TRUE
                WHEN zoom_level >= 12 AND
diff --git a/layers/transportation/transportation.sql b/layers/transportation/transportation.sql
index 54c734c..3c06088 100644
--- a/layers/transportation/transportation.sql
+++ b/layers/transportation/transportation.sql
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ FROM (
                 hl.z_order
          FROM osm_highway_linestring hl
          LEFT OUTER JOIN osm_transportation_name_network n ON hl.osm_id = n.osm_id
-         WHERE NOT is_area
+         WHERE zoom_level > 11 AND NOT is_area
            AND
                CASE WHEN zoom_level = 12 THEN
                          CASE WHEN transportation_filter_z12(hl.highway, hl.construction) THEN TRUE