diff --git a/slib.sh b/slib.sh
index 443c72c..4a4be8a 100644
--- a/slib.sh
+++ b/slib.sh
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ run_ok () {
   if [ $columns -ge 80 ]; then
     columns=80
   fi
-  COL=$(( ${columns}-${#msg}+${#GREENBG}+${#NORMAL}-1 ))
+  COL=$(( ${columns}-${#msg}-${#GREENBG}-${#NORMAL}-1 ))
 
   printf "%s%${COL}s" "$2"
   # Make sure there some unicode action in the shell; there's no