Illaoi - E at point blank

So, I played a bit of Illaoi, and I noticed something that often pissed me off: I'm in lane, enemy is in the middle of both waves, I want to pull off my combo W to engage - E - Q to hit both spirit and champion. But what actually happens is that, even if I'm in melee range at point blank, the tentacle bounces off a random minion that was randomly passing by my side. So what I suggest is, if Illaoi will ever be in need of buffs, to make her E more forgiving, like ignoring non champions in melee range, instead of wasting it because the last pixel of a minion barely touched it after you jumped in.