diff --git a/src/Models/HitRepository.php b/src/Models/HitRepository.php
index b9585f4..2aff45c 100644
--- a/src/Models/HitRepository.php
+++ b/src/Models/HitRepository.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class HitRepository extends EntityRepository
     public function getBetterHit(Hit $hit) {
         // we want only the slightly better hit...
         $query = $this->_em->createQuery(
-         "SELECT h FROM ".Hit::class." h WHERE h.target = :target AND h.score > :score ORDER BY h.score ASC"
+         "SELECT h FROM ".Hit::class." h WHERE h.target = :target AND h.score > :score ORDER BY h.score DESC"
          )
         ->setMaxResults(1)
          ->setParameters([