diff --git a/src/mdiary.c b/src/mdiary.c
index 01463ec..75d4663 100644
--- a/src/mdiary.c
+++ b/src/mdiary.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static void mdiary_recurse_and_collect(struct mdiary_scanner *mdiary_scanner,
 				mdiary_recurse_and_collect(mdiary_scanner,
 							   fullPath, autotags,
 							   entryListStore, autoCompletion,
-							   max_level--);
+							   max_level - 1);
 				*autotags = g_list_remove(*autotags, g_list_last(*autotags)->data);
 			}
 			g_free(fullPath);