@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ double calculate_score(const char *needle, const char *haystack, size_t *positio

 	for(int i = 0; i < n; i++){

 		for(int j = 0; j < m; j++){

-			score_t score = (j || i) ? SCORE_MIN : 0;

+			score_t score = SCORE_MIN;

 			int match = tolower(needle[i]) == tolower(haystack[j]);

 			D[i][j] = SCORE_MIN;

 			if(match){