diff --git a/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/prev_char b/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/prev_char
index d57837b7..b9f9842b 100644
--- a/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/prev_char
+++ b/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/prev_char
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class command():
                 environment['screenData']['newCursorReview']['y'] -= 1
                 environment['screenData']['newCursorReview']['x'] = len(wrappedLines[environment['screenData']['newCursorReview']['y']) - 1
         else:
-            environment['screenData']['newCursorReview']['x'] =- 1
+            environment['screenData']['newCursorReview']['x'] -= 1
         if wrappedLines[environment['screenData']['newCursorReview']['y']][environment['screenData']['newCursorReview']['x']].strip(" \t\n") == '':
             environment['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText(environment, "blank")
         else: