diff --git a/i3swallow.plugin.zsh b/i3swallow.plugin.zsh
index f7c3e5d..d297e5d 100644
--- a/i3swallow.plugin.zsh
+++ b/i3swallow.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 _i3swallow() {
     [[ -z $BUFFER ]] && zle up-history
     if [[ $BUFFER == i3-swallow\ * ]]; then
-        LBUFFER="${LBUFFER#sudo }"
+        LBUFFER="${LBUFFER#i3-swallow }"
     else
         LBUFFER="i3-swallow $LBUFFER"
     fi