diff --git a/shfm b/shfm
index 86040fe..22ce07b 100755
--- a/shfm
+++ b/shfm
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ hist_search() {
 
     for file do
         case ${PWD%%/}/$file in
-            "$old_pwd") y=$j y2=$((j > bottom ? mid : j)) cur=$file
+            "$old_pwd") y=$j y2=$((j >= bottom ? mid : j)) cur=$file
         esac
 
         j=$((j + 1))