diff --git a/src-hxbrief/Main.hs b/src-hxbrief/Main.hs
index 4117a4e..d6543c7 100644
--- a/src-hxbrief/Main.hs
+++ b/src-hxbrief/Main.hs
@@ -449,10 +449,13 @@ ellipseFloat conf start floatright =
   in  case c_termSize conf of
         Nothing -> start <> floatright
         Just (_, w) ->
-          let remaining = w - 2 - startLength - floatLength
-          in  if remaining >= 0
-                then start <> Text.replicate remaining (t " ") <> floatright
-                else Text.take (remaining - 1) start <> t "…" <> floatright
+          let space = w - floatLength - 2
+          in  if space >= startLength
+                then
+                  start
+                  <> Text.replicate (space - startLength) (t " ")
+                  <> floatright
+                else Text.take (space - 1) start <> t "…" <> floatright
 ellipse :: Config -> Text -> Text
 ellipse conf x = ellipseFloat conf x (Text.empty)