diff --git a/lib/widget.js b/lib/widget.js
index 5cd779b..71c78c4 100644
--- a/lib/widget.js
+++ b/lib/widget.js
@@ -4172,7 +4172,7 @@ function List(options) {
           return;
         }
 
-        self.options.search(function(searchString){
+        return self.options.search(function(searchString){
           self.select(self.fuzzyFind(searchString));
           self.screen.render();
         })
@@ -4271,16 +4271,17 @@ List.prototype.appendItem = function(item) {
   }
 };
 
-List.prototype.fuzzyFind = function(searchString) {
+List.prototype.fuzzyFind = function(search) {
   var index = this.getItemIndex(this.selected);
 
   for (var i = 0; i < this.ritems.length; i++){
-    if (this.ritems[i].match(new RegExp('^' + searchString))){
+    if (this.ritems[i].indexOf(search) === 0) {
       return i;
     }
   }
+
   return index;
-}
+};
 
 List.prototype.getItemIndex = function(child) {
   if (typeof child === 'number') {