diff --git a/.scripts/zeptosay.zp b/.scripts/zeptosay.zp
index 9a8ffd9..ccf7c4c 100644
--- a/.scripts/zeptosay.zp
+++ b/.scripts/zeptosay.zp
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 (load "ascii.zp")
+(define cowsay (import "ascii:cowsay"))
 (let ((trimmed (|> (delay (string:join zepto:args))
                    (lambda (x) (string:substitute x "\t" " "))
                    string->list
                    list->vector
                    (curry vector:reduce
-                          (lambda (acc x) (if (eq? (vector:last acc) x) acc (++ acc x)))
+                          (lambda (acc x) (if (and (eq? x " ") (eq? (vector:last acc) x))
+                                              acc
+                                              (++ acc x)))
                          {})
                    vector->list
                    list->string)))
-  (ascii:cowsay trimmed))
+  (cowsay trimmed))
 ""