diff --git a/glove/glove.py b/glove/glove.py
index bb0fe26..845d6c1 100644
--- a/glove/glove.py
+++ b/glove/glove.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def _distance(self, word1_vec, word2_vec):
                / np.linalg.norm(word1_vec)
                / np.linalg.norm(word2_vec))
 
-        return dst
+        return 1 - dst
 
     def distance(self, word1, word2):
         """