diff --git a/FIGlet Text.novaextension/CHANGELOG.md b/FIGlet Text.novaextension/CHANGELOG.md
index 7cef63e..613e069 100644
--- a/FIGlet Text.novaextension/CHANGELOG.md	
+++ b/FIGlet Text.novaextension/CHANGELOG.md	
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## Version 1.8.1
+- fixed duplicate text on every output line when indented selection was preceded by non-whitespace characters
+
 ## Version 1.8
 - fixed missing font links
 - added BDF and C64 font sets
diff --git a/FIGlet Text.novaextension/README.md b/FIGlet Text.novaextension/README.md
index 46f05ed..07c6b06 100644
--- a/FIGlet Text.novaextension/README.md	
+++ b/FIGlet Text.novaextension/README.md	
@@ -16,8 +16,5 @@ FIGlet Text requires [FIGlet](http://www.figlet.org) to be installed locally. Th
 # How to Use FIGlet Text
 FIGlet Text will add a 'Convert Selection to FIGlet' menu item to the Editor menu. Make one or more selections in the editor and run the command.
 
-# Known Issues
-- selected text with non-whitespace characters preceding the selection will output the text on each line
-
 # Planned Features
 - borders
diff --git a/FIGlet Text.novaextension/Scripts/main.js b/FIGlet Text.novaextension/Scripts/main.js
index b7e9b59..aa8c343 100644
--- a/FIGlet Text.novaextension/Scripts/main.js	
+++ b/FIGlet Text.novaextension/Scripts/main.js	
@@ -92,9 +92,16 @@ nova.commands.register('figletTextEditor', editor => {
     let selectedRanges = editor.selectedRanges.reverse()
 
     for (let range of selectedRanges) {
+        // the text to be processed
         let text = editor.getTextInRange(range)
+
+        // get the range of the start of the line with selection to the start of
+        // the selection and calculate the amount of characters for indentation
         let indentRange = new Range(editor.getLineRangeForRange(range).start, range.start)
-        let indentText = editor.getTextInRange(indentRange)
+        let indentText = (() => {
+            let charCount = editor.getTextInRange(indentRange).length
+            return ' '.repeat(charCount)
+        })()
 
         nova.commands.invoke('figlet', figConfig, text, figletText => {
             // convert the FIGlet string to an array of strings to make it
@@ -128,11 +135,8 @@ nova.commands.register('figletTextEditor', editor => {
             // the line with the selection was indented
             if (!indentRange.empty) {
                 figletTextArr = figletTextArr.map((line, index) => {
-                    if (index === 0) {
-                        return `${line}`
-                    } else {
-                        return `${indentText}${line}`
-                    }
+                    if (index === 0) { return `${line}` }
+                    return `${indentText}${line}`
                 })
             }