diff --git a/c/cosmic.c b/c/cosmic.c
index 94e71c8..8f1db3a 100644
--- a/c/cosmic.c
+++ b/c/cosmic.c
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 int match(const char *needle, const char *haystack) {
   while(*haystack || *needle) {
-    if(*needle == '*' && *(needle + 1) == '*') {
-      needle += 1;
-    } else if(*needle == '*') {
+    if(*needle == '*') {
       if(*(needle + 1) == '\0') {
         return 1;
+      } else if(*(needle + 1) == '*') {
+        needle += 1;
       } else if(*(needle + 1) == *haystack) {
         needle += 1;
       } else if(*haystack == '\0') {