diff --git a/plugin/todoer.lua b/plugin/todoer.lua
index 0510f91..17034b2 100644
--- a/plugin/todoer.lua
+++ b/plugin/todoer.lua
@@ -29,12 +29,8 @@ vim.keymap.set("i", "<CR>", press_enter, { desc = "On enter", noremap = true, ex
 
 local function toggle_todo()
 	local openpattern = "^%s*%- %[[ ]%]"
-
 	local closedpattern = "^%s*%- %[[x]%]"
-
 	local titleopenpattern = "^%s*# %[[ ]%]"
-
-	-- create a variable called titleclosedpattern with a pattern that matches a string that starts with "# [x]"
 	local titleclosedpattern = "^%s*# %[[x]%]"
 
 	local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
@@ -52,35 +48,27 @@ local function toggle_todo()
 		line = string.gsub(line, titleclosedpattern, "# [ ]")
 		vim.api.nvim_set_current_line(line)
 	end
-
-	-- if string.sub(line, 1, 5) == "- [ ]" then
-	-- 	line = string.sub(line, 6, -1)
-	-- 	line = "- [x]" .. line
-	-- 	vim.api.nvim_set_current_line(line)
-	-- elseif string.sub(line, 1, 5) == "- [x]" then
-	-- 	line = string.sub(line, 6, -1)
-	-- 	line = "- [ ]" .. line
-	-- 	vim.api.nvim_set_current_line(line)
-	-- elseif string.sub(line, 1, 5) == "# [ ]" then
-	-- 	line = string.sub(line, 6, -1)
-	-- 	line = "# [x]" .. line
-	-- 	vim.api.nvim_set_current_line(line)
-	-- elseif string.sub(line, 1, 5) == "# [x]" then
-	-- 	line = string.sub(line, 6, -1)
-	-- 	line = "# [ ]" .. line
-	-- 	vim.api.nvim_set_current_line(line)
-	-- end
 end
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>tt", toggle_todo, { desc = "Toggle todo" })
 
 -- function that checks if the current line doesn't start with the string "- [ ] " and, if it doesn't, adds the string at the beginning of the line
 local function add_todo()
+	local openpattern = "^%s*%- %[[ ]%]"
+	local closedpattern = "^%s*%- %[[x]%]"
+
 	local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
-	if string.sub(line, 1, 5) ~= "- [ ] " then
+
+	if !string.match(line, openpattern) and !string.match(line, closedpattern) then
 		line = "- [ ] " .. line
 		vim.api.nvim_set_current_line(line)
 		vim.api.nvim_feedkeys("A", "n", true)
 	end
+
+	-- if string.sub(line, 1, 5) ~= "- [ ] " then
+	-- 	line = "- [ ] " .. line
+	-- 	vim.api.nvim_set_current_line(line)
+	-- 	vim.api.nvim_feedkeys("A", "n", true)
+	-- end
 end
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>ta", add_todo, { desc = "Add todo" })