lib/PublicInbox/ExtMsg.pm | 2 +-

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/ExtMsg.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/ExtMsg.pm
index b7427b1bcbcaca89836aab1692bf149fab8f3566..c134de55d16ce68bab3f01f65241a963fa416c87 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/ExtMsg.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/ExtMsg.pm
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 sub search_partial ($$) {
 	my ($ibx, $mid) = @_;
 	return if length($mid) < $MIN_PARTIAL_LEN;
-	my $srch = $ibx->search or return; # NOT ->isrch, we already try ->ALL
+	my $srch = $ibx->isrch or return;
 	my $opt = { limit => PARTIAL_MAX, relevance => -1 };
 	my @try = ("m:$mid*");
 	my $chop = $mid;