diff --git a/app/todomodule.cpp b/app/todomodule.cpp
index 2980af0..f9e90f7 100644
--- a/app/todomodule.cpp
+++ b/app/todomodule.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ bool TodoModule::messageHandler(Message msg)
             if(splitter[deltaIndex].compare("every") == 0)
             {
                 answer = usage(DURATION);
-                dateSplitter = dateString.split(':');
+                dateSplitter = splitter[deltaIndex+1].split(':');
                 int hours = dateSplitter[0].toUInt(&ok);
                 int minutes = 0;
                 int seconds = 0;