diff --git a/react/components/Sidebar/CourseList.js b/react/components/Sidebar/CourseList.js
index d8c958a..15e2e82 100644
--- a/react/components/Sidebar/CourseList.js
+++ b/react/components/Sidebar/CourseList.js
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ class CourseList extends React.Component {
     search (query) {
         var options = {
             shouldSort: true,
-            threshold: 0.6,
+            threshold: 0.0,
             location: 0,
             distance: 70,
             maxPatternLength: 32,
-            minMatchCharLength: 1,
+            minMatchCharLength: query.length,
             keys: ['course', 'professor', 'subject']
         };