diff --git a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp
index a133de38..f79af312 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,11 @@ APICALL std::vector<SFunctionMatch> HyprlandAPI::findFunctionsByName(HANDLE hand
             count++;
         }
 
-        return SYMBOLSDEMANGLED.substr(pos, SYMBOLSDEMANGLED.find('\n', pos + 1) - pos);
+        // Skip the newline char itself
+        if (pos != 0)
+            pos++;
+
+        return SYMBOLSDEMANGLED.substr(pos, SYMBOLSDEMANGLED.find('\n', pos) - pos);
     };
 
     if (SYMBOLS.empty()) {