diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse.rs
index 8a465ae402..e83ec49ac9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse.rs
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ fn parse_invocation(
         .item
         .chars()
         .skip(2)
-        .take(lite_arg.item.len() - 3)
+        .take(lite_arg.item.chars().count() - 3)
         .collect();
 
     // We haven't done much with the inner string, so let's go ahead and work with it