diff --git a/paint/sources/ui/tab_console.c b/paint/sources/ui/tab_console.c
index fc73cae5..4fcf8597 100644
--- a/paint/sources/ui/tab_console.c
+++ b/paint/sources/ui/tab_console.c
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ void tab_console_draw_export_on_file_picked(char *path) {
 void tab_console_run_done(char *s) {
 	console_log(tr("Script updated."));
 
-	if (starts_with(s, "```c")) {
-		s = substring(s, 5, string_length(s) - 4);
+	i32 i = string_index_of(s, "```c");
+	if (i >= 0) {
+		s = substring(s, i + 5, string_length(s) - 4);
 	}
 
 	tab_scripts_get();