diff --git a/plugin/todoer.lua b/plugin/todoer.lua
index eb16fc9..0cd80a1 100644
--- a/plugin/todoer.lua
+++ b/plugin/todoer.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--- Empty keymap for the menu
+
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>t", function() end, { desc = "+Todos" })
 
 -- add new todo line when previous is already a todo
@@ -58,16 +58,18 @@ local function add_todo()
 	local closedpattern = "^%s*%- %[[x]%]"
 
 	local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
+	local spaces = string.match(line, "^%s*")
 
 	if not string.match(line, openpattern) and not string.match(line, closedpattern) then
-		if not string.sub(line, 1, 1) == " " then
-			line = "- [ ] " .. line
-			vim.api.nvim_set_current_line(line)
-		else
-			line = "- [ ]" .. line
-			vim.api.nvim_set_current_line(line)
+		line = spaces .. "- [ ] " .. line
+		vim.api.nvim_set_current_line(line)
+		-- if not string.sub(line, 1, 1) == " " then
+		-- 	line = "- [ ] " .. line
+		-- 	vim.api.nvim_set_current_line(line)
+		-- else
+		-- 	line = "- [ ]" .. line
+		-- 	vim.api.nvim_set_current_line(line)
 		end
-		-- vim.api.nvim_feedkeys("A", "n", true) -- move cursor to the end of the line
 	end
 end
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>ta", add_todo, { desc = "Add todo" })