diff --git a/visual_workflow_builder/backend/api_v3/execute.py b/visual_workflow_builder/backend/api_v3/execute.py
index 4e27fc831..2c4a098a5 100644
--- a/visual_workflow_builder/backend/api_v3/execute.py
+++ b/visual_workflow_builder/backend/api_v3/execute.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def _handle_detected_pattern(pattern: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
                 candidate_lower = candidate.lower()
                 for word in words:
                     word_text = word['text'].lower()
-                    if len(word_text) < 3 or len(candidate_lower) < 3:
+                    if len(word_text) < 2 or len(candidate_lower) < 2:
                         continue
                     if word_text == candidate_lower:
                         x1, y1, x2, y2 = word['bbox']