diff --git a/src/lib/controller.ts b/src/lib/controller.ts
index 00b16498..f803b5fd 100644
--- a/src/lib/controller.ts
+++ b/src/lib/controller.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export async function acceptExCmd(exstr: string): Promise<any> {
     try {
         const [func, args] = exmode_parser(exstr, stored_excmds)
         // Stop the repeat excmd from recursing.
-        if (func !== stored_excmds[""].repeat) state.last_ex_str = exstr
+        if (func !== stored_excmds[""].repeat && state.last_ex_str != exstr) state.last_ex_str = exstr
         try {
             return await func(...args)
         } catch (e) {