diff --git a/vnotes b/vnotes
index ac94359..4c39b9b 100755
--- a/vnotes
+++ b/vnotes
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ function search_notes {
                 (( maxcolumns++ ))
             done
         else
-            maxcolumns=3
+            maxcolumns=1
         fi
 
         # Get the number of values