diff --git a/src/command.c b/src/command.c
index 0a6b34fc8aad01befa3550de7027aacfa3e56485..7cacc6d7b7b6eed1af3dce143a9ff3f64867ba80 100644
--- a/src/command.c
+++ b/src/command.c
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@ skipwhite:
 				return data;
 			}
 			if (c == '\033')
-				data += 2;
+				data++;
 			else
 			{
 				com_token[len] = c;