diff --git a/examples/api-tests/src/file-search.spec.js b/examples/api-tests/src/file-search.spec.js
index 76eac1d3c09e8..cef044eb44a1b 100644
--- a/examples/api-tests/src/file-search.spec.js
+++ b/examples/api-tests/src/file-search.spec.js
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ describe('file-search', function () {
             });
 
             it('should not place very good matches above exact matches', () => {
-                const exactMatch = 'aa_bb_cc_dd.file';
-                const veryGoodMatch = 'aa_bb_cc_ed_fd.file';
+                const exactMatch = 'almost_absurdly_long_file_name_with_many_parts.file';
+                const veryGoodMatch = 'almost_absurdly_long_file_name_with_many_parts_plus_one.file';
                 quickFileOpenService['filterAndRange'] = { filter: exactMatch };
                 /** @type import ('@theia/file-search/lib/browser/quick-file-open').FileQuickPickItem*/
                 const a = { label: exactMatch, uri: new Uri.default(exactMatch) };
diff --git a/packages/file-search/src/browser/quick-file-open.ts b/packages/file-search/src/browser/quick-file-open.ts
index 7c63bf88e54ea..acc4164f4b0f7 100644
--- a/packages/file-search/src/browser/quick-file-open.ts
+++ b/packages/file-search/src/browser/quick-file-open.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { OpenerService, KeybindingRegistry, QuickAccessRegistry, QuickAccessProv
 import { WorkspaceService } from '@theia/workspace/lib/browser/workspace-service';
 import URI from '@theia/core/lib/common/uri';
 import { FileSearchService, WHITESPACE_QUERY_SEPARATOR } from '../common/file-search-service';
-import { CancellationToken, Command, nls, MAX_SAFE_INTEGER } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
+import { CancellationToken, Command, nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
 import { LabelProvider } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/label-provider';
 import { NavigationLocationService } from '@theia/editor/lib/browser/navigation/navigation-location-service';
 import * as fuzzy from '@theia/core/shared/fuzzy';
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export class QuickFileOpenService implements QuickAccessProvider {
             // Check fuzzy matches.
             const fuzzyMatch = fuzzy.match(queryJoin, str) ?? { score: 0 };
             if (fuzzyMatch.score === Infinity && exactMatch) {
-                return MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
+                return Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
             }
 
             return fuzzyMatch.score + partialMatches + (exactMatch ? QuickFileOpenService.Scores.exact : 0);