diff --git a/ts/test-both/util/filterAndSortConversations_test.ts b/ts/test-both/util/filterAndSortConversations_test.ts
index 519d0c652..104a8c99f 100644
--- a/ts/test-both/util/filterAndSortConversations_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test-both/util/filterAndSortConversations_test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ describe('filterAndSortConversationsByRecent', () => {
       e164: '+16505559876',
       activeAt: 2,
     }),
+    getDefaultConversation({
+      title: 'A long title ending with burrito',
+    }),
   ];
 
   it('sorts by recency when no search term is provided', () => {
@@ -42,6 +45,16 @@ describe('filterAndSortConversationsByRecent', () => {
       'Boxing Club',
       'Abraham Lincoln',
       'Not recent',
+      'A long title ending with burrito',
     ]);
   });
+
+  it('finds a conversation when the search term is at the end of a long title', () => {
+    const titles = filterAndSortConversationsByRecent(
+      conversations,
+      'burrito',
+      'US'
+    ).map(convo => convo.title);
+    assert.deepEqual(titles, ['A long title ending with burrito']);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ts/util/filterAndSortConversations.ts b/ts/util/filterAndSortConversations.ts
index d38f24cb3..6f3919b78 100644
--- a/ts/util/filterAndSortConversations.ts
+++ b/ts/util/filterAndSortConversations.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ const FUSE_OPTIONS: Fuse.IFuseOptions<ConversationType> = {
   useExtendedSearch: true,
   // We sort manually anyway
   shouldSort: true,
+  // the default of 100 is not enough to catch a word at the end of a convo/group title
+  // 150 is about right
+  distance: 150,
   keys: [
     {
       name: 'searchableTitle',