diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 9e51176..8faa2ed 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ liblex_result eval_word(char* string, int index, eval_config* config, match* mtc
   result = foreach_errors[ll_foreach(&config->states, NULL, compare_always, _eval_foreach_add_node, evl.set_current)];
   if(result == LIBLEX_SUCCESS){
     do {
-      _eval_step(&evl);
-    } while(evl.matched && *(evl.string));
+      result = _eval_step(&evl);
+    } while(result == LIBLEX_SUCCESS && evl.matched && *(evl.string));
   }
 
   if(result == LIBLEX_SUCCESS && evl.matches.tail){