diff --git a/plugins/ktcore/KTDocumentViewlets.php b/plugins/ktcore/KTDocumentViewlets.php
index 860cc7f..162a14d 100644
--- a/plugins/ktcore/KTDocumentViewlets.php
+++ b/plugins/ktcore/KTDocumentViewlets.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class KTWorkflowViewlet extends KTDocumentViewlet {
 
 			if($iCommentPosition>0) //if comment found
 			{
-				$oLatestTransitionComment = substr($oLatestTransitionComment, $iCommentPosition+2, (strlen($oLatestTransitionComment)-$iCommentPosition));
+				$oLatestTransitionComment = substr($oLatestTransitionComment, $iCommentPosition+1, (strlen($oLatestTransitionComment)-$iCommentPosition));
 			}
 			else //if no comment found - i.e. first state in workflow
 			{