diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index c3805f9..a3ba388 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -130,10 +130,15 @@ int _eval_node_matches(pattern_node *node, eval *eval){
 }
 
 int _eval_foreach_check_node(void *data, va_list args){
+  int inverted_matches = 1;
   int return_code = 0;
   pattern_node* node = data;
   eval* evl = va_arg(args, eval*);
-  if(_eval_node_matches(node, evl)){
+  while(node && node->invert && inverted_matches) {
+    inverted_matches &= !_eval_node_matches(node, evl);
+    node = _eval_pattern_node_get_next(node);
+  }
+  if(inverted_matches && _eval_node_matches(node, evl)){
     return_code = _eval_pairmap_add_node(evl->set_next, _eval_pattern_node_get_next(node)) == LIBLEX_SUCCESS ? 0 : EVAL_FOREACH_MALLOC;
     if(return_code == 0){
       evl->matched++;