diff --git a/source/helper.c b/source/helper.c
index d9a1bd4f..a7bfa3e8 100644
--- a/source/helper.c
+++ b/source/helper.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static gchar *fuzzy_to_regex ( const char * input )
             g_string_append ( str, "(" );
         }
         else {
-            g_string_append ( str, ".*(" );
+            g_string_append ( str, ".*?(" );
         }
         if ( *iter == '\\' ) {
             g_string_append_c ( str, '\\' );