diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 575968d..f377d57 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -264,13 +264,15 @@ CParseResult CConfig::configSetValueSafe(const std::string& command, const std::
     CParseResult result;
 
     std::string  valueName;
+    std::string  catPrefix;
     for (auto& c : impl->categories) {
         valueName += c + ':';
+        catPrefix += c + ':';
     }
 
     valueName += command;
 
-    const auto VALUEONLYNAME = valueName.contains(":") ? valueName.substr(valueName.find_last_of(':') + 1) : valueName;
+    const auto VALUEONLYNAME = command.starts_with(catPrefix) ? command.substr(catPrefix.length()) : command;
 
     auto       VALUEIT = impl->values.find(valueName);
     if (VALUEIT == impl->values.end()) {
diff --git a/tests/config/config.conf b/tests/config/config.conf
index 3dbe429..e0f564f 100644
--- a/tests/config/config.conf
+++ b/tests/config/config.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ source = ./colors.conf
 
 customType = abc
 
+testStringColon = ee:ee:ee
+
 testCategory {
     testValueInt = 123456
     testValueHex = 0xF
diff --git a/tests/parse/main.cpp b/tests/parse/main.cpp
index ccbad97..ef7524f 100644
--- a/tests/parse/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/parse/main.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
         config.addConfigValue("testFloat", 0.F);
         config.addConfigValue("testVec", Hyprlang::SVector2D{69, 420});
         config.addConfigValue("testString", "");
+        config.addConfigValue("testStringColon", "");
         config.addConfigValue("testEnv", "");
         config.addConfigValue("testVar", (Hyprlang::INT)0);
         config.addConfigValue("testStringQuotes", "");
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
         EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getConfigValue("testCategory:testColor1")), (Hyprlang::INT)0xFFFFFFFF);
         EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getConfigValue("testCategory:testColor2")), (Hyprlang::INT)0xFF000000);
         EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getConfigValue("testCategory:testColor3")), (Hyprlang::INT)0x22ffeeff);
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<const char*>(config.getConfigValue("testStringColon")), std::string{"ee:ee:ee"});
 
         // test static values
         std::cout << " → Testing static values\n";
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
         EXPECT(barrelRoll, true);
         EXPECT(config.parseDynamic("testCategory:testValueHex", "0xaabbccdd").error, false);
         EXPECT(std::any_cast<int64_t>(config.getConfigValue("testCategory:testValueHex")), (Hyprlang::INT)0xAABBCCDD);
+        EXPECT(config.parseDynamic("testStringColon", "1:3:3:7").error, false);
+        EXPECT(std::any_cast<const char*>(config.getConfigValue("testStringColon")), std::string{"1:3:3:7"});
 
         // test dynamic special
         config.addSpecialConfigValue("specialGeneric:one", "boom", (Hyprlang::INT)0);