diff --git a/pixelocr/page.py b/pixelocr/page.py
index e7b7fa1..1ec8537 100644
--- a/pixelocr/page.py
+++ b/pixelocr/page.py
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ class Line(PageObject):
                 if glyph.is_body():
                     continue
                 neighbours = neighbourhood(glyphs, i, 5)
-                body = max(neighbours, key=lambda neighbour: neighbour.detect_diacritic(glyph))
-                if body.detect_diacritic(glyph):
+                possible_bodies = [body for body in neighbours if body.detect_diacritic(glyph)]
+                if possible_bodies:
+                    body = possible_bodies[0]
                     diacritics[body].append(glyph)
                     bodies[glyph].append(body)
             return bodies, diacritics