diff --git a/src/kernel/order.c b/src/kernel/order.c
index 5ce1f5ffd..3738354b4 100644
--- a/src/kernel/order.c
+++ b/src/kernel/order.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static char *get_command(const order * ord, char *sbuffer, size_t size)
           ++size;
           --bufp;
         }
-        memcpy(bufp + 1, "[...]", 6);   /* TODO: make sure this only happens in eval_command */
+        memcpy(bufp, "[...]", 6);   /* TODO: make sure this only happens in eval_command */
         bufp += 6;
       }
     }