diff --git a/spacy/matcher.pyx b/spacy/matcher.pyx
index 24d0a9836..fa67f32d6 100644
--- a/spacy/matcher.pyx
+++ b/spacy/matcher.pyx
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ cdef class Matcher:
                     matches.append((ent_id, start, end))
         # Look for open patterns that are actually satisfied
         for state in partials:
-            while state.second.quantifier in (ZERO, ZERO_PLUS):
+            while state.second.quantifier in (ZERO, ZERO_ONE, ZERO_PLUS):
                 state.second += 1
                 if state.second.nr_attr == 0:
                     start = state.first
diff --git a/spacy/tests/regression/test_issue1434.py b/spacy/tests/regression/test_issue1434.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec3a34bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spacy/tests/regression/test_issue1434.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from spacy.tokens import Doc
+from spacy.vocab import Vocab
+from spacy.matcher import Matcher
+from spacy.lang.lex_attrs import LEX_ATTRS
+
+
+def test_issue1434():
+    '''Test matches occur when optional element at end of short doc'''
+    vocab = Vocab(lex_attr_getters=LEX_ATTRS)
+    hello_world = Doc(vocab, words=['Hello', 'World'])
+    hello = Doc(vocab, words=['Hello'])
+
+    matcher = Matcher(vocab)
+    matcher.add('MyMatcher', None,
+        [ {'ORTH': 'Hello' }, {'IS_ALPHA': True, 'OP': '?'} ])
+
+    matches = matcher(hello_world)
+    assert matches
+    matches = matcher(hello)
+    assert matches