diff --git a/hyprctl/main.cpp b/hyprctl/main.cpp
index 92ab4f5e..f2f4b712 100644
--- a/hyprctl/main.cpp
+++ b/hyprctl/main.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     const auto ARGS = splitArgs(argc, argv);
 
     for (auto i = 0; i < ARGS.size(); ++i) {
-        if (ARGS[i].contains("-")) {
+        if (ARGS[i][0] == '-') {
             // parse
             if (ARGS[i] == "-j" && !fullArgs.contains("j")) {
                 fullArgs += "j";