diff --git a/src/c3nav/routing/locator.py b/src/c3nav/routing/locator.py
index 5e62c8a9..3ef44902 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/routing/locator.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/routing/locator.py
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ class Locator:
         spaces = {}
         for space in Space.objects.prefetch_related('wifi_measurements'):
             new_space = LocatorSpace(
-                LocatorPoint.from_measurement(measurement, stations)
-                for measurement in space.wifi_measurements.all()
+                pk=space.pk,
+                points=(LocatorPoint.from_measurement(measurement, stations)
+                        for measurement in space.wifi_measurements.all())
             )
             if new_space.points:
                 spaces[space.pk] = new_space
@@ -67,43 +68,25 @@ class Locator:
 
         scan = LocatorPoint.clean_scan(scan, ignore_invalid_stations=True)
         scan_values = LocatorPoint.convert_scan(scan, self.stations, create=False)
-        station_ids = frozenset(scan_values.keys())
-
         if not scan_values:
             return None
 
+        # convert scan values
+        scan_values = {station_id: value**3 for station_id, value in scan_values.items()}
+
         # get visible spaces
-        spaces = tuple((pk, space, station_ids & space.stations_set)
-                       for pk, space in self.spaces.items()
-                       if pk not in restrictions.spaces)
+        spaces = tuple(space for pk, space in self.spaces.items() if pk not in restrictions.spaces)
 
-        # get relevant spaces (they should contain the best station at least once)
+        # find best point
         best_station_id = max(scan_values.items(), key=operator.itemgetter(1))[0]
-        spaces = tuple((pk, space, station_ids)
-                       for pk, space, station_ids in spaces
-                       if station_ids and best_station_id in station_ids)
-
-        if not spaces:
-            return None
-
-        # get good spaces
-        good_spaces = tuple((pk, space, space_station_ids)
-                            for pk, space, space_station_ids in spaces
-                            if len(space_station_ids) >= 3)
-        if not good_spaces:
-            for station_id in station_ids:
-                scan_values[station_id] = 0
-            good_spaces = spaces
-
         best_location = None
         best_score = float('inf')
-
-        for pk, space, station_ids in good_spaces:
-            point, score = space.get_best_point(scan_values, station_ids, needed_station_id=best_station_id)
+        for space in spaces:
+            point, score = space.get_best_point(scan_values, needed_station_id=best_station_id)
             if point is None:
                 continue
             if score < best_score:
-                location = CustomLocation(router.spaces[pk].level, point.x, point.y,
+                location = CustomLocation(router.spaces[space.pk].level, point.x, point.y,
                                           permissions=permissions, icon='my_location')
                 best_location = location
                 best_score = score
@@ -130,7 +113,10 @@ class LocatorStations:
 
 
 class LocatorSpace:
-    def __init__(self, points):
+    no_signal = int(-90)**3
+
+    def __init__(self, pk, points):
+        self.pk = pk
         self.points = tuple(points)
         self.stations_set = reduce(operator.or_, (frozenset(point.values.keys()) for point in self.points), frozenset())
         self.stations = tuple(self.stations_set)
@@ -141,20 +127,35 @@ class LocatorSpace:
             for station_id, value in point.values.items():
                 self.levels[i][self.stations_lookup[station_id]] = int(value)**3
 
-    def get_best_point(self, scan_values, station_ids, needed_station_id=None):
-        stations = tuple(self.stations_lookup[station_id] for station_id in station_ids)
-        values = np.array(tuple(scan_values[station_id]**3 for station_id in station_ids), dtype=np.int64)
-        acceptable_points = tuple(
-            np.argwhere(self.levels[:, self.stations_lookup[needed_station_id]] > int(-90)**3).ravel()
-        )
-        if not acceptable_points:
+    def get_best_point(self, scan_values, needed_station_id=None):
+        # check if this space knows the needed station id, otherwise no results here
+        if needed_station_id not in self.stations_set:
             return None, None
-        scores = np.sum((self.levels[np.array(acceptable_points, dtype=np.uint32).reshape((-1, 1)),
-                                     stations]-values)**2, axis=1) / len(stations)
 
-        best_acceptable_point = np.argmin(scores).ravel()[0]
-        best_point = acceptable_points[best_acceptable_point]
-        return self.points[best_point], scores[best_acceptable_point]
+        # stations that this space knows
+        station_ids = frozenset(scan_values.keys()) & self.stations_set
+        penalty = 0
+        for station_id, value in scan_values.items():
+            if station_id not in self.stations_set:
+                penalty += (value - self.no_signal)**2
+
+        stations = tuple(self.stations_lookup[station_id] for station_id in station_ids)
+        values = np.array(tuple(scan_values[station_id] for station_id in station_ids), dtype=np.int64)
+
+        # acceptable points need to have a value for the needed_station_id
+        points = tuple(
+            np.argwhere(self.levels[:, self.stations_lookup[needed_station_id]] > self.no_signal).ravel()
+        )
+        if not points:
+            return None, None
+
+        scores = np.sum(
+            (self.levels[np.array(points, dtype=np.uint32).reshape((-1, 1)), stations] - values)**2,
+            axis=1
+        ) / len(stations)
+        best_point_i = np.argmin(scores).ravel()[0]
+        best_point = points[best_point_i]
+        return self.points[best_point], scores[best_point_i]+penalty
 
 
 class LocatorPoint(namedtuple('LocatorPoint', ('x', 'y', 'values'))):