diff --git a/plugin/todoer.lua b/plugin/todoer.lua
index f832cec..b95a87a 100644
--- a/plugin/todoer.lua
+++ b/plugin/todoer.lua
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ local function press_tab()
 
 	if string.match(current_line, openpattern) or string.match(current_line, closedpattern) then
 		print("tab pressed, allegedly")
-		vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(vim.api.nvim_eval('"\\<esc>"'), "n", true)
-		vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(">", "n", true)
-		vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(">", "n", true)
-		vim.api.nvim_feedkeys("A", "n", true)
+		vim.api.nvim_feedkeys("C-t", "i", true)
 	end
 end
 vim.keymap.set("i", "<TAB>", press_tab, { desc = "On tab", noremap = true, expr = true })
@@ -55,10 +52,7 @@ local function press_shift_tab()
 
 	if string.match(current_line, openpattern) or string.match(current_line, closedpattern) then
 		print("shift tab pressed, allegedly")
-		vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(vim.api.nvim_eval('"\\<esc>"'), "n", true)
-		vim.api.nvim_feedkeys("<", "n", true)
-		vim.api.nvim_feedkeys("<", "n", true)
-		vim.api.nvim_feedkeys("A", "n", true)
+		vim.api.nvim_feedkeys("C-d", "i", true)
 	end
 end
 vim.keymap.set("i", "S-Tab", press_shift_tab, { desc = "On shift tab", noremap = true, expr = true })