diff --git a/memory.py b/memory.py
index 8350879..c681c9b 100644
--- a/memory.py
+++ b/memory.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ def keepOnlyAlphaChars(word):
 def index(text):
     words = re.split('\s', text)
     normalized_words = [keepOnlyAlphaChars(word) for word in words]
-    important_words = set([w for w in normalized_words if len(w) > WORD_THRESHOLD])
+    important_words = set([w for w in normalized_words
+                             if len(w) >= WORD_THRESHOLD])
     return important_words
 
 def insert(db, row):