diff --git a/src/lexer/lexer_read_word.c b/src/lexer/lexer_read_word.c
index 7eb8a2a..23404fc 100644
--- a/src/lexer/lexer_read_word.c
+++ b/src/lexer/lexer_read_word.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: qmennen <qmennen@student.codam.nl>         +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/02/05 19:03:47 by qmennen           #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/02/27 19:20:22 by qmennen          ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/02/27 19:22:09 by qmennen          ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -15,17 +15,21 @@
 static int	match_quotes(t_minishell *msh, t_lexer *lexer)
 {
 	int	i;
-	int	qts;
+	int	d_qts;
+	int	s_qts;
 
 	i = lexer->pos;
-	qts = 0;
+	d_qts = 0;
+	s_qts = 0;
 	while (lexer->input[i])
 	{
-		if (lexer->input[i] == '\'' || lexer->input[i] == '"')
-			qts++;
+		if (lexer->input[i] == '\'')
+			s_qts++;
+		if (lexer->input[i] == '\'')
+			d_qts++;
 		i++;
 	}
-	return ((qts % 2) == 0);
+	return ((s_qts % 2) == 0 && (d_qts % 2) == 0);
 }
 
 static int	calculate_word_len(t_minishell *msh, t_lexer *lexer)