diff --git a/dnscrypt-proxy/pattern_matcher.go b/dnscrypt-proxy/pattern_matcher.go
index 8b2ae6cc..69bd023b 100644
--- a/dnscrypt-proxy/pattern_matcher.go
+++ b/dnscrypt-proxy/pattern_matcher.go
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ func (patternMatcher *PatternMatcher) Eval(qName string) (reject bool, reason st
 		return false, "", nil
 	}
 
+	if xval := patternMatcher.blockedExact[qName]; xval != nil {
+		return true, qName, xval
+	}
+
 	revQname := StringReverse(qName)
 	if match, xval, found := patternMatcher.blockedSuffixes.LongestPrefix([]byte(revQname)); found {
 		if len(match) == len(revQname) || revQname[len(match)] == '.' {
@@ -153,9 +157,5 @@ func (patternMatcher *PatternMatcher) Eval(qName string) (reject bool, reason st
 		}
 	}
 
-	if xval := patternMatcher.blockedExact[qName]; xval != nil {
-		return true, qName, xval
-	}
-
 	return false, "", nil
 }