diff --git a/spec/radix/tree_spec.cr b/spec/radix/tree_spec.cr
index 8545f7a..760de45 100644
--- a/spec/radix/tree_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/radix/tree_spec.cr
@@ -451,6 +451,14 @@ module Radix
           result.found?.should be_false
         end
 
+        it "does not find when path search has been exhausted" do
+          tree = Tree(Symbol).new
+          tree.add "/members/*trailing", :members_catch_all
+
+          result = tree.find("/members2")
+          result.found?.should be_false
+        end
+
         it "does prefer specific path over catch all if both are present" do
           tree = Tree(Symbol).new
           tree.add "/members", :members
diff --git a/src/radix/tree.cr b/src/radix/tree.cr
index 09d93fb..d6f4a96 100644
--- a/src/radix/tree.cr
+++ b/src/radix/tree.cr
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ module Radix
             return
           end
         end
+
+        # path differs from key, no use searching anymore
+        return
       end
 
       # key still contains characters to walk