diff --git a/src/utils/parse.py b/src/utils/parse.py
index 5beb4637..d1b66cf3 100644
--- a/src/utils/parse.py
+++ b/src/utils/parse.py
@@ -129,17 +129,13 @@ def format_tokens(s: str, names: typing.List[str], sigil: str="$"
 
     while i < max:
         if s[i] == sigil:
-            if s[i+1] == sigil:
+            if not s[i+1] == sigil:
                 i += 1
-            else:
-                sigil_found = True
-        elif sigil_found:
-            sigil_found = False
-            for name in names:
-                if len(name) <= (len(s)-i) and s[i:i+len(name)] == name:
-                    tokens.append((i-1, "%s%s" % (sigil, name)))
-                    i += len(name)
-                    break
+                for name in names:
+                    if len(name) <= (len(s)-i) and s[i:i+len(name)] == name:
+                        tokens.append((i-1, "%s%s" % (sigil, name)))
+                        i += len(name)
+                        break
         i += 1
     return tokens