diff --git a/plugin/todoer.lua b/plugin/todoer.lua
index 9b270f3..7eb210e 100644
--- a/plugin/todoer.lua
+++ b/plugin/todoer.lua
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ local function remove_todo()
 	local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
 	local index, spaces = string.find(line, "^%s*")
 
-	if string.match(line, openpattern) or string.match(line, closedpattern) then
+	if string.find(line, openpattern) or string.find(line, closedpattern) then
 		print("encontrado")
 		line = string.gsub(line, openpattern, "")
 		line = string.gsub(line, closedpattern, "")