diff --git a/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/graphhopper/extensions/SurfaceType.java b/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/graphhopper/extensions/SurfaceType.java
index 4dd3ce9791..cb63c96e31 100644
--- a/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/graphhopper/extensions/SurfaceType.java
+++ b/ors-engine/src/main/java/org/heigit/ors/routing/graphhopper/extensions/SurfaceType.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public static SurfaceType getFromString(String surface) {
         return switch (surface.toLowerCase()) {
             case "paved" -> SurfaceType.PAVED;
             case "unpaved", "woodchips", "rock", "rocks", "stone", "shells", "salt" -> SurfaceType.UNPAVED;
-            case "asphalt" -> SurfaceType.ASPHALT;
+            case "asphalt", "chipseal", "bitmac", "tarmac" -> SurfaceType.ASPHALT;
             case "concrete" -> SurfaceType.CONCRETE;
             case "paving_stones", "paved_stones", "sett", "cobblestone", "unhewn_cobblestone", "bricks", "brick" -> SurfaceType.PAVING_STONE;
             case "metal" -> SurfaceType.METAL;