diff --git a/amanuensis/lexicon/gameloop.py b/amanuensis/lexicon/gameloop.py
index af91509..cbec9c9 100644
--- a/amanuensis/lexicon/gameloop.py
+++ b/amanuensis/lexicon/gameloop.py
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ def sort_by_index_spec(articles, index_specs, key=None):
 		for index in index_eval_order:
 			if index_match(index, key(article)):
 				indexed[index.pattern].append(article)
+				break
 	return indexed