diff --git a/hydrus/client/gui/ClientGUITags.py b/hydrus/client/gui/ClientGUITags.py
index d9c6de2d..15d4fb23 100644
--- a/hydrus/client/gui/ClientGUITags.py
+++ b/hydrus/client/gui/ClientGUITags.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class EditTagAutocompleteOptionsPanel( ClientGUIScrolledPanels.EditPanel ):
         self._fetch_results_automatically = QW.QCheckBox( self )
         self._fetch_results_automatically.setToolTip( ClientGUIFunctions.WrapToolTip( 'If on, results will load as you type. If off, you will have to hit a shortcut (default Ctrl+Space) to load results.' ) )
         
-        self._exact_match_character_threshold = ClientGUICommon.NoneableSpinCtrl( self, none_phrase = 'always autocomplete (only appropriate for small tag services)', min = 1, max = 256, unit = 'characters' )
+        self._exact_match_character_threshold = ClientGUICommon.NoneableSpinCtrl( self, 2, none_phrase = 'always autocomplete (only appropriate for small tag services)', min = 1, max = 256, unit = 'characters' )
         self._exact_match_character_threshold.setToolTip( ClientGUIFunctions.WrapToolTip( 'When the search text has <= this many characters, autocomplete will not occur and you will only get results that exactly match the input. Increasing this value makes autocomplete snappier but reduces the number of results.' ) )
         
         #