diff --git a/.local/bin/tools/calendaradd b/.local/bin/tools/calendaradd
index 158e560..984c43a 100755
--- a/.local/bin/tools/calendaradd
+++ b/.local/bin/tools/calendaradd
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 calcurse -i "$1"
 #summary assumes ics format
-summary="$(grep "SUMMARY[^:]*:" "$1" | cut -d':' -f2)"
+summary="$(grep "SUMMARY[^:]*:" "$1" | cut --complement -d':' -f1)"
 notify-send "Calendar event added" "$summary"
 rm "$1"