diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd330c2..5dae8ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 [![Conan.io][conan-badge]][conan-link]
 [![Try CLI11 1.6 online][wandbox-badge]][wandbox-link]
 
+[What's new](./CHANGELOG.md) •
 [Documentation][gitbook] •
-[API Reference][api-docs] •
-[What's new](./CHANGELOG.md)
+[API Reference][api-docs]
 
 CLI11 is a command line parser for C++11 and beyond that provides a rich feature set with a simple and intuitive interface.
 
diff --git a/include/CLI/StringTools.hpp b/include/CLI/StringTools.hpp
index 3f9f213..6414c4f 100644
--- a/include/CLI/StringTools.hpp
+++ b/include/CLI/StringTools.hpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ inline size_t escape_detect(std::string &str, size_t offset) {
     if((next == '\"') || (next == '\'') || (next == '`')) {
         auto astart = str.find_last_of("-/ \"\'`", offset - 1);
         if(astart != std::string::npos) {
-            if(str[astart] == (str[offset] == '=') ? '-' : '/')
+            if(str[astart] == ((str[offset] == '=') ? '-' : '/'))
                 str[offset] = ' '; // interpret this as a space so the split_up works properly
         }
     }