diff --git a/modules/markov.go b/modules/markov.go
index d1784a9..95f5ed4 100644
--- a/modules/markov.go
+++ b/modules/markov.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	markovPrefixLen = 2
-	//markovPrefixLen      = flag.Int("markov_prefix_len", 2, "markov: prefix len")
+	markovPrefixLen = 3
+	//markovPrefixLen      = flag.Int("markov_prefix_len", 3, "markov: prefix len")
 	markovAnswerLen      = flag.Int("markov_answer_len", 10, "markov: answer len")
 	markovResponseChance = flag.Int("markov_response_chance", 10, "markov: chance to get an answer (percent)")
 	markovStateFile      = flag.String("markov_state_file", "state.dat", "markov: state file")