diff --git a/swaybar/render.c b/swaybar/render.c
index 95f6e5be..ccf36563 100644
--- a/swaybar/render.c
+++ b/swaybar/render.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static uint32_t render_status_block(struct render_context *ctx,
 	}
 
 	double offset = 0;
-	if (strncmp(block->align, "left", 5) == 0) {
+	if (strncmp(block->align, "left", 4) == 0) {
 		offset = x_pos;
 	} else if (strncmp(block->align, "right", 5) == 0) {
 		offset = x_pos + width - text_width;