diff --git a/plugin/todoer.lua b/plugin/todoer.lua
index 5c058a4..79556c6 100644
--- a/plugin/todoer.lua
+++ b/plugin/todoer.lua
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ local function add_todo()
 	local closedpattern = "^%s*%- %[[x]%]"
 
 	local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
-	local spaces = string.find(line, "%S")
+	local spaces = string.match(line, "^%s*")
 	print(spaces)
+
 	-- if not string.match(line, openpattern) and not string.match(line, closedpattern) then
 	-- 	line = spaces .. "- [ ] " .. line
 	-- 	vim.api.nvim_set_current_line(line)