diff --git a/apps/kbmulti/lib.js b/apps/kbmulti/lib.js
index 84598b52d..7e526a774 100644
--- a/apps/kbmulti/lib.js
+++ b/apps/kbmulti/lib.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ exports.input = function(options) {
     deactivateTimeout(charTimeout);
     if (textIndex > -1){
       text = text.slice(0, textIndex) + text.slice(textIndex + 1);
-      if (textIndex > -1) textIndex --;
+      textIndex--;
       newCharacter();
     }
   }