diff --git a/src/sleuth.c b/src/sleuth.c
index 31d0c33..73d378b 100644
--- a/src/sleuth.c
+++ b/src/sleuth.c
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 struct gargoyle_opt *gargoyle_find_brand(uint16_t optc, struct gargoyle_opt *optv, const char *brand) {
   for(; optc; optc -= 1, optv += 1) {
-    if(gargoyle_cmp(brand, optv->brand, optv->brand_sz, GARGOYLE_CMP_FLXBL)) {
+    uint8_t end = !*(brand + optv->brand_sz) || *(brand + optv->brand_sz) == '=';
+
+    if(gargoyle_cmp(brand, optv->brand, optv->brand_sz, GARGOYLE_CMP_FLXBL) && end) {
       return optv;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/twine.c b/src/twine.c
index 123318d..456c3be 100644
--- a/src/twine.c
+++ b/src/twine.c
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ uint8_t gargoyle_cmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, uint16_t len, uint8_t flags
     len -= 1;
   }
 
-  return *s1 == *s2;
+  return 1;
 }