diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
index 5e9ca3d88..8b5d20eca 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
@@ -469,34 +469,41 @@ impl<T: Item> Picker<T> {
 
             self.matches.sort_unstable();
         } else {
-            let query = FuzzyQuery::new(pattern);
-            self.matches.clear();
-            self.matches.extend(
-                self.options
-                    .iter()
-                    .enumerate()
-                    .filter_map(|(index, option)| {
-                        let text = option.filter_text(&self.editor_data);
-
-                        query
-                            .fuzzy_match(&text, &self.matcher)
-                            .map(|score| PickerMatch {
-                                index,
-                                score,
-                                len: text.chars().count(),
-                            })
-                    }),
-            );
-            self.matches.sort_unstable();
+            self.force_score();
         }
 
         log::debug!("picker score {:?}", Instant::now().duration_since(now));
 
         // reset cursor position
         self.cursor = 0;
+        let pattern = self.prompt.line();
         self.previous_pattern.clone_from(pattern);
     }
 
+    pub fn force_score(&mut self) {
+        let pattern = self.prompt.line();
+
+        let query = FuzzyQuery::new(pattern);
+        self.matches.clear();
+        self.matches.extend(
+            self.options
+                .iter()
+                .enumerate()
+                .filter_map(|(index, option)| {
+                    let text = option.filter_text(&self.editor_data);
+
+                    query
+                        .fuzzy_match(&text, &self.matcher)
+                        .map(|score| PickerMatch {
+                            index,
+                            score,
+                            len: text.chars().count(),
+                        })
+                }),
+        );
+        self.matches.sort_unstable();
+    }
+
     /// Move the cursor by a number of lines, either down (`Forward`) or up (`Backward`)
     pub fn move_by(&mut self, amount: usize, direction: Direction) {
         let len = self.matches.len();