diff --git a/dwmblocks.c b/dwmblocks.c
index 18f58fb..563a07e 100644
--- a/dwmblocks.c
+++ b/dwmblocks.c
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ void remove_all(char *str, char to_remove) {
 	char *read = str;
 	char *write = str;
 	while (*read) {
-		if (*read == to_remove) {
-			read++;
+		if (*read != to_remove) {
 			*write = *read;
+			++write;
 		}
-		read++;
-		write++;
+		++read;
 	}
+	*write = '\0';
 }
 
 //opens process *cmd and stores output in *output