diff --git a/plugin/todoer.lua b/plugin/todoer.lua
index 7eb210e..f6bcabb 100644
--- a/plugin/todoer.lua
+++ b/plugin/todoer.lua
@@ -78,14 +78,12 @@ vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>ta", add_todo, { desc = "Add todo" })
 
 -- function that checks if the current line starts with the string "- [ ]" or "- [x]" and, if it does, removes that string from the line
 local function remove_todo()
-	-- local openpattern = "^%s*%- %[[ ]%]"
-	-- local closedpattern = "^%s*%- %[[x]%]"
-	local openpattern = "- [ ] "
-	local closedpattern = "- [x] "
+	local openpattern = "%- %[[ ]%]"
+	local closedpattern = "%- %[[x]%]"
 	local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
-	local index, spaces = string.find(line, "^%s*")
+	-- local index, spaces = string.find(line, "^%s*")
 
-	if string.find(line, openpattern) or string.find(line, closedpattern) then
+	if string.match(line, openpattern) or string.match(line, closedpattern) then
 		print("encontrado")
 		line = string.gsub(line, openpattern, "")
 		line = string.gsub(line, closedpattern, "")