diff --git a/src/ecopcr.c b/src/ecopcr.c
index 5f17e20..1cb5ac4 100644
--- a/src/ecopcr.c
+++ b/src/ecopcr.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void printRepeat(ecoseq_t *seq,
 		delta=ldelta+rdelta+amplength;
 		for (i=0;i<ldelta;i++)
 			amplifia[i]|=32;
-		for (i=0;i<rdelta;i++)
+		for (i=1;i<rdelta;i++)
 			amplifia[delta-i]|=32;
 	}