diff --git a/src/executing/simple_cmd/builtin_echo.c b/src/executing/simple_cmd/builtin_echo.c
index 574b1d3..013a165 100644
--- a/src/executing/simple_cmd/builtin_echo.c
+++ b/src/executing/simple_cmd/builtin_echo.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/04/03 13:59:13 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/04/03 14:11:57 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/04/03 17:18:54 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ static bool	should_print_newline(t_wordlist **arg)
 		if ((*arg)->word->word[0] != '-')
 			break ;
 		i = 1;
-		end_of_args = false;
+		end_of_args = (*arg)->word->word[i] == '\0';
+		if (end_of_args)
+			break ;
 		while ((*arg)->word->word[i] != '\0' && !end_of_args)
 		{
 			if ((*arg)->word->word[i++] != 'n')
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 8d611b5..e777714 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -452,6 +452,13 @@ hi -n hello
 goodbye
 EOF
 
+when_run <<EOF "echo - n"
+echo - n hi
+EOF
+expecting <<EOF
+- n hi
+EOF
+
 EXTRAENV="-i"
 when_run <<EOF "env works"
 echo this should be empty: