diff --git a/src/fastfetch.c b/src/fastfetch.c
index e755c8d47..d9a03a027 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.c
+++ b/src/fastfetch.c
@@ -210,17 +210,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
                 printf("Error: usage: %s <width>\n", argv[i]);
                 return 44;
             }
-            size_t len = strlen(argv[i + 1]);
-            if(len > 3)
+            if(sscanf(argv[i + 1], "%hd", &state.logo_seperator) != 1)
             {
-                printf("Error: max seperator length is 3 digits (up to 255), %zu given\n", len);
+                printf("Error: couldn't parse %s to uint16_t\n", argv[i + 1]);
                 return 45;
             }
-            if(sscanf(argv[i + 1], "%2hhx", &state.logo_seperator) != 1)
-            {
-                printf("Error: couldn't parse %s to uint8_t\n", argv[i + 1]);
-                return 46;
-            }
             ++i;
         }
         else
diff --git a/src/fastfetch.h b/src/fastfetch.h
index e45e3ee16..9a65792ff 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.h
+++ b/src/fastfetch.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ typedef struct FFstate
 
     FFlogo logo;
 
-    uint8_t logo_seperator;
+    uint16_t logo_seperator;
     char color[10];
 
     bool showErrors;
diff --git a/src/logo.c b/src/logo.c
index 77f1cad7c..ee669812e 100644
--- a/src/logo.c
+++ b/src/logo.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void ffPrintLogoLine(FFstate* state)
             putchar(' ');   
     }
     
-    for(uint8_t i = 0; i < state->logo_seperator; i++)
+    for(uint16_t i = 0; i < state->logo_seperator; i++)
         putchar(' ');
 
     ++state->current_row;