diff --git a/src/fenrir-package/utils/word_utils.py b/src/fenrir-package/utils/word_utils.py
index eb3c0be2..56c247ce 100644
--- a/src/fenrir-package/utils/word_utils.py
+++ b/src/fenrir-package/utils/word_utils.py
@@ -4,9 +4,24 @@ def getPrevWord(currX,currY, currText):
     if currText == '':
         return -1, -1, ''
     x, y, word = getCurrentWord(currX,currY,currText)
-    if (x == currX) or (y == currY) and (word == ''):
+    wrappedLines = currText.split('\n') 
+    if (word == ''):
         return currX, currY, '' 
-    return getCurrentWord(x - 2, y, currText)
+    while True:
+        if x < 2:
+            if y != 0:
+                y -= 1
+            else:
+                 return currX, currY, '' 
+            x = len(wrappedLines[y]) - 1
+        else:
+            x -= 1
+        if wrappedLines[y] != '':
+            break
+    x, y, word = getCurrentWord(x, y, currText)
+    if word == '':
+        return currX, currY, ''
+    return x, y, word
 
 def getCurrentWord(currX,currY, currText):
     if currText == '':
@@ -16,40 +31,38 @@ def getCurrentWord(currX,currY, currText):
     wrappedLines = currText.split('\n')
     wordFound = False
     currWord = ''
-    if x < 0:
-        if y != 0:
-            y -= 1
-            currLine = wrappedLines[y].replace("\t"," ")
-        else:
-             return currX, currY, '' 
-        x = len(currLine) - 1
-    else:
-        currLine = wrappedLines[y].replace("\t"," ")
+    currLine = wrappedLines[y].replace("\t"," ")
+    if currLine[x] == ' ' and  x > 1:
+        x = x - 2
     while not wordFound:
         x = currLine[:x].rfind(" ")
         if x == -1:
             x = 0
         else:
             x += 1
-        wordEnd = currLine[x + 2:].find(" ")
+        wordEnd = currLine[x + 1:].find(" ")
         if wordEnd == -1:
-            wordEnd = len(currLine[x:])
+            wordEnd = len(currLine)
         else:
             wordEnd += x + 1
         currWord = currLine[x:wordEnd]
         wordFound = currWord.strip(" \t\n") != ''
-        print(currWord)		
         if wordFound:
             break
-        print(currWord)
         if x == 0:
             if y != 0:
                 y -= 1
                 currLine = wrappedLines[y].replace("\t"," ")
             else:
                  return currX, currY, '' 
-            x = len(currLine) - 1
+            x = len(wrappedLines[y]) - 1
         else:
             x -= 1
-    print(currWord)
     return x, y, currWord
+
+currText = "    das ist ein   test\ntest das\ntesttest\n\ntest"
+currY = 4
+currX = 3
+currX, currY, word = getCurrentWord(currX,currY,currText)
+#currX, currY, word = getPrevWord(currX,currY,currText)
+print(currX, currY, word)