diff --git a/pkg/analyze/top.go b/pkg/analyze/top.go
index b7e569c7e..3b5745fe0 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/top.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/top.go
@@ -20,18 +20,13 @@ func NewTopList(count int) *TopList {
 
 // Add adds file to the list
 func (tl *TopList) Add(file fs.Item) {
-	if len(tl.Items) < tl.Count {
+	if file.GetSize() > tl.MinSize || len(tl.Items) < tl.Count {
 		tl.Items = append(tl.Items, file)
-		if file.GetSize() > tl.MinSize {
-			tl.MinSize = file.GetSize()
-		}
-	} else if file.GetSize() > tl.MinSize {
-		tl.Items = append(tl.Items, file)
-		tl.MinSize = file.GetSize()
+		sort.Sort(fs.ByApparentSize(tl.Items))
 		if len(tl.Items) > tl.Count {
-			sort.Sort(fs.ByApparentSize(tl.Items))
 			tl.Items = tl.Items[1:]
 		}
+		tl.MinSize = tl.Items[0].GetSize()
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/top_test.go b/pkg/analyze/top_test.go
index 7d89cc635..59a1a2715 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/top_test.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/top_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package analyze
 
 import (
+	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/dundee/gdu/v5/internal/testdir"
+	"github.com/dundee/gdu/v5/pkg/fs"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -36,3 +38,32 @@ func TestCollectTopFiles1(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "file", topFiles[0].GetName())
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(5), topFiles[0].GetSize())
 }
+
+func TestAdd2(t *testing.T) {
+	topList := NewTopList(2)
+	topList.Add(&File{Size: 1, Name: "file1"})
+	topList.Add(&File{Size: 5, Name: "file5"})
+	topList.Add(&File{Size: 2, Name: "file2"})
+
+	sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(fs.ByApparentSize(topList.Items)))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(topList.Items))
+	assert.Equal(t, "file5", topList.Items[0].GetName())
+	assert.Equal(t, "file2", topList.Items[1].GetName())
+}
+
+func TestAdd3(t *testing.T) {
+	topList := NewTopList(3)
+	topList.Add(&File{Size: 5, Name: "file5"})
+	topList.Add(&File{Size: 1, Name: "file1"})
+	topList.Add(&File{Size: 2, Name: "file2"})
+	topList.Add(&File{Size: 4, Name: "file4"})
+	topList.Add(&File{Size: 3, Name: "file3"})
+
+	sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(fs.ByApparentSize(topList.Items)))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, len(topList.Items))
+	assert.Equal(t, "file5", topList.Items[0].GetName())
+	assert.Equal(t, "file4", topList.Items[1].GetName())
+	assert.Equal(t, "file3", topList.Items[2].GetName())
+}