diff --git a/spec/app/project-spec.coffee b/spec/app/project-spec.coffee
index 48f483fc5..53d17d5e0 100644
--- a/spec/app/project-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/app/project-spec.coffee
@@ -251,12 +251,12 @@ describe "Project", ->
 
         expect(iterator.argsForCall[0][0]).toEqual
           path: project.resolve('a')
-          match: 'aaa'
+          match: 'aa '
           range: [[0, 0], [0, 3]]
 
         expect(iterator.argsForCall[1][0]).toEqual
           path: project.resolve('a')
-          match: 'aa'
+          match: 'a '
           range: [[1, 3], [1, 5]]
 
   describe "serialization", ->
diff --git a/src/app/project.coffee b/src/app/project.coffee
index d404495bc..04413e126 100644
--- a/src/app/project.coffee
+++ b/src/app/project.coffee
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class Project
 
       for [column, length] in matchPositions
         range = new Range([row, column], [row, column + length])
-        match = lineText.substr(column, length)
+        match = lineText.substr(column + 1, length)
         iterator({path, range, match})
 
     deferred = $.Deferred()
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ class Project
     command = require.resolve 'nak'
     args = ['--ackmate', regex.source, @getPath()]
     args.unshift("--addVCSIgnores") if config.get('nak.addVCSIgnores')
+    #console.log(args)
     new BufferedProcess({command, args, stdout, exit})
     deferred