diff --git a/helix-lsp/src/lib.rs b/helix-lsp/src/lib.rs
index c58d967b66fc..93430550ffb5 100644
--- a/helix-lsp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-lsp/src/lib.rs
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ pub mod util {
                 .chars_at(cursor)
                 .skip(1)
                 .take_while(|ch| chars::char_is_word(*ch))
-                .count();
+                .count()
+                + 1;
         }
         (start, end)
     }