diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/editor/FastaTextPane.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/editor/FastaTextPane.java
index ed23d8630e6a7dc6df5d70fa0a4d6f75c243b468..287285beaa78c7f6f94d4d102a645b3fe4abcaf4 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/editor/FastaTextPane.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/editor/FastaTextPane.java
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class FastaTextPane extends JScrollPane
           }
 
         }
-        else if(line.indexOf("-------------------------") > -1)
+        else if(line.indexOf(" ----") > -1)
         {
         }
         else if(line.startsWith(">"))  // start of alignment