diff --git a/main/Command.scala b/main/Command.scala
index 2b3d7183f..766110b4f 100644
--- a/main/Command.scala
+++ b/main/Command.scala
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ object Command
 		"Not a valid " + label + ": " + value + similar(value, allowed)
 	def similar(value: String, allowed: Iterable[String]): String =
 	{
-		val suggested = suggestions(value, allowed.toSeq)
+		val suggested = if(value.length > 2) suggestions(value, allowed.toSeq) else Nil
 		if(suggested.isEmpty) "" else suggested.mkString(" (similar: ", ", ", ")")
 	}
 	def suggestions(a: String, bs: Seq[String], maxDistance: Int = 3, maxSuggestions: Int = 3): Seq[String] =