diff --git a/src/search/SearchModel.js b/src/search/SearchModel.js
index ba9b097b98d..dfb008038ac 100644
--- a/src/search/SearchModel.js
+++ b/src/search/SearchModel.js
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
             // Remove final result if there have been over MAX_TOTAL_RESULTS found
             if (this.numMatches > SearchModel.MAX_TOTAL_RESULTS) {
                 this.results[fullpath].matches.pop();
-                this.numMatches--;
+                this.numMatches -= 1;
                 this.exceedsMaximum = true;
-            }    
+            }
         }
     };