diff --git a/ani-cli b/ani-cli
index 84e1cd0..ed80db9 100755
--- a/ani-cli
+++ b/ani-cli
@@ -298,8 +298,9 @@ get_search_query() {
 
 		# Remove the id from the query
 		query="${query//[1-9]*\. /}"
-		# Remove trailing whitespace to avoid being converted to '-' next step
-		query="${query// /}"
+		# fixes '-' at end of selected anime, but removes spaces from queries
+		# works with trailing '-' so remove for now
+		# query="${query// /}"
 		log "Query: $query"
 	else
 		query=$*