diff --git a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/util/Text.java b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/util/Text.java
index 84c8549259..2bdbf30cb1 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/util/Text.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/util/Text.java
@@ -88,16 +88,17 @@ public class Text
 	 */
 	public static String removeTags(String str, boolean removeLevels)
 	{
-		int strLen = str.length();
 		if (removeLevels)
 		{
 			int levelIdx =  StringUtils.lastIndexOf(str, "  (level");
 			if (levelIdx >= 0)
 			{
-				strLen = levelIdx + 1;
+				str = str.substring(0, levelIdx);
 			}
 		}
 
+		int strLen = str.length();
+
 		int open, close;
 		if ((open = StringUtils.indexOf(str, '<')) == -1
 			|| (close = StringUtils.indexOf(str, '>', open)) == -1)
diff --git a/runelite-api/src/test/java/net/runelite/api/util/TextTest.java b/runelite-api/src/test/java/net/runelite/api/util/TextTest.java
index f7f53f3e9f..42fde06ed6 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/test/java/net/runelite/api/util/TextTest.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/test/java/net/runelite/api/util/TextTest.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public class TextTest
 		assertEquals("a < b", Text.removeTags("a < b"));
 		assertEquals("Remove no tags", Text.removeTags("Remove no tags"));
 		assertEquals("Zezima", Text.removeTags("<col=ffffff><img=2>Zezima<col=00ffff>  (level-126)", true));
+		assertEquals("Zezima", Text.removeTags("Zezima  (level-126)", true));
 		assertEquals("", Text.removeTags("<col=ffffff><img=2><col=00ffff>  (level-126)", true));
 	}