diff --git a/Source/Modules/ControllerModules/KeyHandler_Core.swift b/Source/Modules/ControllerModules/KeyHandler_Core.swift
index 3eb722d6..161b0455 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/ControllerModules/KeyHandler_Core.swift
+++ b/Source/Modules/ControllerModules/KeyHandler_Core.swift
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ class KeyHandler {
     // of the best possible Mandarin characters given the input syllables,
     // using the Viterbi algorithm implemented in the Megrez library.
     // The walk() traces the grid to the end, hence no need to use .reversed() here.
-    _walkedNodes = _builder.walk(at: _builder.grid.width, nodesLimit: 10, balanced: true)
+    _walkedNodes = _builder.walk(
+      at: _builder.grid.width, nodesLimit: 10, balanced: mgrPrefs.useScoreBalancing
+    )
   }
 
   var popOverflowComposingTextAndWalk: String {