diff --git a/web/server/routes/search.py b/web/server/routes/search.py
index e5c8e2a..9f2daca 100644
--- a/web/server/routes/search.py
+++ b/web/server/routes/search.py
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ def _is_banned(query: str) -> bool:
         if len(word) <= 3:
             continue
         for term in _banned_terms:
+            # Skip fuzzy matching for very short banned terms (too many false positives)
+            if len(term) <= 3:
+                continue
             # Only fuzzy match for terms with similar length
             if abs(len(word) - len(term)) > 2:
                 continue