diff --git a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmea/KMManager.java b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmea/KMManager.java
index 0109626816..b3747797cd 100644
--- a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmea/KMManager.java
+++ b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmea/KMManager.java
@@ -2096,7 +2096,7 @@ public final class KMManager {
       // subSequence indices are start(inclusive) to end(exclusive)
       CharSequence expectedChars = charsBackup.subSequence(0, charsBackup.length() - (dn + numPairs));
       ic.deleteSurroundingText(dn + numPairs, 0);
-      CharSequence newContext = getCharacterSequence(ic, originalBufferLength - dn);
+      CharSequence newContext = getCharacterSequence(ic, originalBufferLength - 2*dn);
 
       CharSequence charsToRestore = CharSequenceUtil.restoreChars(expectedChars, newContext);
       if (charsToRestore.length() > 0) {