diff --git a/milli/src/update/prefix_word_pairs/prefix_word.rs b/milli/src/update/prefix_word_pairs/prefix_word.rs
index cbc9ac0b2..18f5bdc5a 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/prefix_word_pairs/prefix_word.rs
+++ b/milli/src/update/prefix_word_pairs/prefix_word.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn index_prefix_word_database(
             let mut cursor = new_word_pair_proximity_docids.clone().into_prefix_iter(prefix_key)?;
             // This is the core of the algorithm
             execute_on_word_pairs_and_prefixes(
-                proximity + 1,
+                proximity,
                 prefix.as_bytes(),
                 // the next two arguments tell how to iterate over the new word pairs
                 &mut cursor,
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn index_prefix_word_database(
                 .prefix_iter::<_, ByteSlice, ByteSlice>(wtxn, prefix_key.as_slice())?
                 .remap_key_type::<UncheckedU8StrStrCodec>();
             execute_on_word_pairs_and_prefixes(
-                proximity + 1,
+                proximity,
                 prefix.as_bytes(),
                 &mut db_iter,
                 |db_iter| {
diff --git a/milli/src/update/prefix_word_pairs/snapshots/mod.rs/test_update/update/prefix_word_pair_proximity_docids.snap b/milli/src/update/prefix_word_pairs/snapshots/mod.rs/test_update/update/prefix_word_pair_proximity_docids.snap
index c5f45a9eb..7644c433d 100644
--- a/milli/src/update/prefix_word_pairs/snapshots/mod.rs/test_update/update/prefix_word_pair_proximity_docids.snap
+++ b/milli/src/update/prefix_word_pairs/snapshots/mod.rs/test_update/update/prefix_word_pair_proximity_docids.snap
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 ---
 source: milli/src/update/prefix_word_pairs/mod.rs
 ---
-2  a    5                [101, ]
+1  a    5                [101, ]
+1  a    amazing          [100, ]
+1  a    an               [100, 202, ]
+1  a    and              [100, ]
+1  a    beautiful        [100, ]
+1  a    extraordinary    [202, ]
+1  am   and              [100, ]
+1  an   amazing          [100, ]
+1  an   beautiful        [100, ]
+1  an   extraordinary    [202, ]
+1  b    house            [100, ]
+1  b    rings            [101, ]
+1  be   house            [100, ]
+1  be   rings            [101, ]
+2  a    am               [101, ]
 2  a    amazing          [100, ]
-2  a    an               [100, 202, ]
 2  a    and              [100, ]
 2  a    beautiful        [100, ]
 2  a    extraordinary    [202, ]
-2  am   and              [100, ]
-2  an   amazing          [100, ]
-2  an   beautiful        [100, ]
-2  an   extraordinary    [202, ]
-2  b    house            [100, ]
-2  b    rings            [101, ]
-2  be   house            [100, ]
-2  be   rings            [101, ]
-3  a    am               [101, ]
-3  a    amazing          [100, ]
-3  a    and              [100, ]
-3  a    beautiful        [100, ]
-3  a    extraordinary    [202, ]
-3  a    house            [100, 202, ]
-3  am   beautiful        [100, ]
-3  an   and              [100, ]
-3  an   house            [100, 202, ]
-3  b    at               [101, ]
-3  be   at               [101, ]
+2  a    house            [100, 202, ]
+2  am   beautiful        [100, ]
+2  an   and              [100, ]
+2  an   house            [100, 202, ]
+2  b    at               [101, ]
+2  be   at               [101, ]