diff --git a/integration/public/javascripts/autocomplete-rails.js b/integration/public/javascripts/autocomplete-rails.js
index 5b23fbf..670982b 100644
--- a/integration/public/javascripts/autocomplete-rails.js
+++ b/integration/public/javascripts/autocomplete-rails.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         search: function() {
           // custom minLength
           var term = extractLast( this.value );
-          if ( term.length < 2 ) {
+          if ( term.length < 1 ) {
             return false;
           }
         },
diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/autocomplete-rails-uncompressed.js b/lib/assets/javascripts/autocomplete-rails-uncompressed.js
index 12addcc..39e8684 100644
--- a/lib/assets/javascripts/autocomplete-rails-uncompressed.js
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/autocomplete-rails-uncompressed.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
         search: function() {
           // custom minLength
           var term = extractLast( this.value );
-          if ( term.length < e.min_length ) {
+          if ( term.length < 1 ) {
             return false;
           }
         },