diff --git a/spacer.c b/spacer.c
index 8f0b24b..15ef492 100644
--- a/spacer.c
+++ b/spacer.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static char	*ft_spacer_after(const char *str)
 			i++;
 		if (ft_is_in("><|", out[i - 1]))
 		{
-			while (str[i] == out[i - 1])
+			while (out[i] == out[i - 1])
 				i++;
 			temp = ft_strreplace(out, " ", i, i);
 			free(out);