diff --git a/Library/Rainmeter.cpp b/Library/Rainmeter.cpp
index 991d7b2b..b87d2f6d 100644
--- a/Library/Rainmeter.cpp
+++ b/Library/Rainmeter.cpp
@@ -2066,11 +2066,11 @@ void CRainmeter::ExecuteCommand(const WCHAR* command, CMeterWindow* meterWindow)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (command[0] == L'[' && command[1] == L'!')	// Multi-bang
+	if (command[0] == L'[')	// Multi-bang
 	{
-		std::wstring bangs = command;
-		std::wstring::size_type start = std::wstring::npos;
-		int count = 0;
+		std::wstring bangs = &command[1];
+		std::wstring::size_type start = 0;
+		int count = 1;
 		for (size_t i = 0, isize = bangs.size(); i < isize; ++i)
 		{
 			if (bangs[i] == L'[')