diff --git a/src/btop_tools.cpp b/src/btop_tools.cpp
index f48584e..23ea8ae 100644
--- a/src/btop_tools.cpp
+++ b/src/btop_tools.cpp
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ namespace Fx {
 			if (start_pos == string::npos)
 				break;
 			offset = start_pos + 1;
-			for (end_pos = out.find('m', offset); end_pos != string::npos and not isdigit(out.at(end_pos - 1)); end_pos = out.find('m', end_pos + 1));
+			end_pos = out.find('m', offset);
 			if (end_pos == string::npos)
 				break;
-			else if (auto next_pos = out.find('\x1b', offset); end_pos >= next_pos) {
-				continue;
-			}
+			else if (auto next_pos = out.find('\x1b', offset); not isdigit(out[end_pos - 1]) or end_pos > next_pos)
+			 	continue;
+
 			out.erase(start_pos, (end_pos - start_pos)+1);
 			offset = 0;
 		}