diff --git a/w2v-server.pl b/w2v-server.pl
index 2605db5..7702e0a 100755
--- a/w2v-server.pl
+++ b/w2v-server.pl
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
 
 sub getClassicCollocatorsCached {
   my ($c, $word) = @_;
+  if($word > $mergedEnd) {
+    $word-=$mergedEnd;
+  }
   if(!$cccache{$word}) {
     $cccache{$word} = getClassicCollocators($word);
   } else {