diff --git a/screenless/bureau/soup/soup.py b/screenless/bureau/soup/soup.py
index 9108908..95c4436 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/soup/soup.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/soup/soup.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Soup(Bureau):
         text_a_cursor = 0
         text_b_cursor = 0
 
-        length = len(list_a) + len(list_b)
+        length = len(list_a) + len(list_b) - 2
 
         repeated_pattern = (self.pattern * (length // len(self.pattern))
                             ) + self.pattern[:(length % len(self.pattern))]