diff --git a/bwamem.c b/bwamem.c
index 4f585c6..6f36128 100644
--- a/bwamem.c
+++ b/bwamem.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void mem_collect_intv(const mem_opt_t *opt, const bwt_t *bwt, int len, co
 			if (seq[x] < 4) {
 				if (1) {
 					bwtintv_t m;
-					x = bwt_seed_strategy1(bwt, len, seq, x, opt->max_mem_intv, &m);
+					x = bwt_seed_strategy1(bwt, len, seq, x, opt->min_seed_len, opt->max_mem_intv, &m);
 					if (m.x[2] > 0) kv_push(bwtintv_t, a->mem, m);
 				} else { // for now, we never come to this block which is slower
 					x = bwt_smem1a(bwt, len, seq, x, start_width, opt->max_mem_intv, &a->mem1, a->tmpv);
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ mem_chain_v mem_chain(const mem_opt_t *opt, const bwt_t *bwt, const bntseq_t *bn
 		bwtintv_t *p = &aux->mem.a[i];
 		int step, count, slen = (uint32_t)p->info - (p->info>>32); // seed length
 		int64_t k;
-		if (slen < opt->min_seed_len) continue; // ignore if too short or too repetitive
+		// if (slen < opt->min_seed_len) continue; // ignore if too short or too repetitive
 		step = p->x[2] > opt->max_occ? p->x[2] / opt->max_occ : 1;
 		for (k = count = 0; k < p->x[2] && count < opt->max_occ; k += step, ++count) {
 			mem_chain_t tmp, *lower, *upper;
diff --git a/bwt.c b/bwt.c
index a97b60c..9083654 100644
--- a/bwt.c
+++ b/bwt.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ int bwt_smem1(const bwt_t *bwt, int len, const uint8_t *q, int x, int min_intv,
 	return bwt_smem1a(bwt, len, q, x, min_intv, 0, mem, tmpvec);
 }
 
-int bwt_seed_strategy1(const bwt_t *bwt, int len, const uint8_t *q, int x, int max_intv, bwtintv_t *mem)
+int bwt_seed_strategy1(const bwt_t *bwt, int len, const uint8_t *q, int x, int min_len, int max_intv, bwtintv_t *mem)
 {
 	int i, c;
 	bwtintv_t ik, ok[4];
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ int bwt_seed_strategy1(const bwt_t *bwt, int len, const uint8_t *q, int x, int m
 		if (q[i] < 4) { // an A/C/G/T base
 			c = 3 - q[i]; // complement of q[i]
 			bwt_extend(bwt, &ik, ok, 0);
-			if (ok[c].x[2] < max_intv) {
+			if (ok[c].x[2] < max_intv && i - x >= min_len) {
 				*mem = ok[c];
 				mem->info = (uint64_t)x<<32 | (i + 1);
 				return i + 1;
diff --git a/bwt.h b/bwt.h
index afb84d2..c71d6b5 100644
--- a/bwt.h
+++ b/bwt.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ extern "C" {
 	int bwt_smem1(const bwt_t *bwt, int len, const uint8_t *q, int x, int min_intv, bwtintv_v *mem, bwtintv_v *tmpvec[2]);
 	int bwt_smem1a(const bwt_t *bwt, int len, const uint8_t *q, int x, int min_intv, uint64_t max_intv, bwtintv_v *mem, bwtintv_v *tmpvec[2]);
 
-	int bwt_seed_strategy1(const bwt_t *bwt, int len, const uint8_t *q, int x, int max_intv, bwtintv_t *mem);
+	int bwt_seed_strategy1(const bwt_t *bwt, int len, const uint8_t *q, int x, int min_len, int max_intv, bwtintv_t *mem);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 65b9817..59c659e 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 
 #ifndef PACKAGE_VERSION
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.7.10-r940-dirty"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.7.10-r941-dirty"
 #endif
 
 int bwa_fa2pac(int argc, char *argv[]);