@@ -63,7 +63,13 @@ static int cmpchoice(const void *p1, const void *p2) {

 	double score1 = choices_score[idx1];

 	double score2 = choices_score[idx2];

-	return score1 - score2;

+	if(score1 == score2)

+		/* break ties by length of result */

+		return strlen(choices[idx1]) - strlen(choices[idx2]);

+	else if(score1 < score2)

+		return 1;

+	else

+		return -1;

 }

 void run_search(char *needle){