diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index 661a36b..0c1af6e 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -237,10 +237,9 @@ parse_frag(char **side, char *s)
 {
 	char c, *cap;
 	while((c = *s) && c == ' ') s++;
-	if(c == ')' || (c == '<' && s[1] == '>') || (c == '>' && s[1] == '<')) {
+	if(c == ')' || (c == '<' && s[1] == '>') || (c == '>' && s[1] == '<'))
 		*side = dict_, *dict_++ = 0;
-		return s;
-	} else {
+	else {
 		cap = walk(s), *side = dict_;
 		if(c == '(')
 			dict_ = copy(s + 1, dict_, cap - s - 2);