diff --git a/shell/select-option.sh b/shell/select-option.sh
index d089682..0501fc3 100755
--- a/shell/select-option.sh
+++ b/shell/select-option.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function select_option {
     local clean_opt
     for opt; do
       multiselected+=(0)
-      if [[ "$opt" =~ ^\[.\]* ]]; then # choice starts with [x]
+      if [[ "$opt" =~ ^\[.\] ]]; then # choice starts with [x]
         shortcuts+=( "${opt:1:1}" )
         choices+=( "${opt:3}" )
       else