X-Git-Url: http://www.git.stargrave.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=lib%2FPublicInbox%2FExtSearchIdx.pm;h=3a1856c847096f71df18ad3d6291a96422185e1a;hb=88344a50f62a39dcb5673b0aa42ebec7ec44bd71;hp=eb7c3d67e072c5435936a813868d3dcc74b8e06b;hpb=9211aebf9f65e088430b28216ec1f1f4384be0f9;p=public-inbox.git

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/ExtSearchIdx.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/ExtSearchIdx.pm
index eb7c3d67..3a1856c8 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/ExtSearchIdx.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/ExtSearchIdx.pm
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@ sub apply_boost ($$) {
 				||
 		$a->[1] <=> $b->[1] # break ties with {xnum}
 	} @$xr3;
-	my $top_blob = unpack('H*', $xr3->[0]->[2]);
 	my $new_smsg = $req->{new_smsg};
-	return if $top_blob ne $new_smsg->{blob}; # loser
+	return if $xr3->[0]->[2] ne pack('H*', $new_smsg->{blob}); # loser
 
 	# replace the old smsg with the more boosted one
 	$new_smsg->{num} = $smsg->{num};