diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/lex.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/lex.rs
index 867fdb4839..5d08d2dd8b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/lex.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/lex.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ pub fn lex_item(
             (delim as char).to_string(),
             Span {
                 start: span.end,
-                end: span.end + 1,
+                end: span.end,
             },
         );