diff --git a/src/backends/lua/luaexpression.cpp b/src/backends/lua/luaexpression.cpp
index 7d7c587f..67740b6e 100644
--- a/src/backends/lua/luaexpression.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/lua/luaexpression.cpp
@@ -1,83 +1,84 @@
 /*
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
     as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
     of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
     GNU General Public License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
     Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
     Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
     ---
     Copyright (C) 2014 Lucas Hermann Negri <lucashnegri@gmail.com>
  */
 
 #include "luaexpression.h"
 #include "luasession.h"
 #include "luahelper.h"
 
 #include "textresult.h"
 #include "imageresult.h"
 #include "helpresult.h"
 
 #include <lua.hpp>
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QStringList>
 
 LuaExpression::LuaExpression( Cantor::Session* session)
     : Cantor::Expression(session)
 {
 }
 
 LuaExpression::~LuaExpression()
 {
 }
 
 void LuaExpression::evaluate()
 {
     /*
      * start evaluating the current expression
      * set the status to computing
      * decide what needs to be done if the user is trying to define a function etc
     */
     setStatus(Cantor::Expression::Computing);
     if (command().isEmpty()) {
         setStatus(Cantor::Expression::Done);
         return;
     }
 
     LuaSession* currentSession = dynamic_cast<LuaSession*>(session());
     currentSession->runExpression(this);
 
 }
 
 void LuaExpression::parseOutput(QString &output)
 {
-    output.replace(command(), QLatin1String(""));
     output.replace(QLatin1String("return"), QLatin1String(""));
+    output.replace(QLatin1String("> "), QLatin1String(""));
     output.replace(QLatin1String(">"), QLatin1String(""));
+    output.replace(command(), QLatin1String(""));
     output = output.trimmed();
 
     qDebug() << "final output of the command " <<  command() << ": " << output << endl;
 
     setResult(new Cantor::TextResult(output));
 
     setStatus(Cantor::Expression::Done);
 
 }
 
 void LuaExpression::interrupt()
 {
     setStatus(Cantor::Expression::Interrupted);
 }
 
 
 #include "luaexpression.moc"