diff --git a/ftshelpers.cc b/ftshelpers.cc
index 2d410f52..25b18973 100644
--- a/ftshelpers.cc
+++ b/ftshelpers.cc
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void FTSResultsRequest::checkArticles( QVector< uint32_t > const & offsets,
           if( matchWordNom > 0 )
           {
             unmatchWordNom += 1;
-            if( distanceBetweenWords > 0 && unmatchWordNom > distanceBetweenWords )
+            if( distanceBetweenWords >= 0 && unmatchWordNom > distanceBetweenWords )
             {
               matchWordNom = 0;
               unmatchWordNom = 0;
diff --git a/fulltextsearch.cc b/fulltextsearch.cc
index 4a61db36..1522b0d7 100644
--- a/fulltextsearch.cc
+++ b/fulltextsearch.cc
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ namespace FTS
 
 enum
 {
-  MinDistanceBetweenWords = 1,
-  MaxDistanceBetweenWords = 10,
+  MinDistanceBetweenWords = 0,
+  MaxDistanceBetweenWords = 15,
   MinArticlesPerDictionary = 1,
   MaxArticlesPerDictionary = 10000
 };