diff --git a/functions/_tide_item_pwd.fish b/functions/_tide_item_pwd.fish
index 37fc1f5..690bea5 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_item_pwd.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_item_pwd.fish
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ function _tide_item_pwd
             set splitPwdForOutput[$i] $colorAnchors$splitPwd[$i]$keepBackgroundColor$colorDirs
         else if test (string join -- '/' $splitPwdForLength | string length) -gt $pwdMaxLength
             while set -l truncationLength (math $truncationLength + 1) &&
-                    test $truncationLength != (string length -- $splitPwdForLength[$i]) &&
                     set -l truncated (string sub --length $truncationLength -- $splitPwd[$i]) &&
+                    test $truncated != $splitPwd[$i] &&
                     test (count $parentDir/$truncated*/) -gt 1
             end