diff --git a/variable_grabbler.py b/variable_grabbler.py
index f0bb37c..b00b0ae 100644
--- a/variable_grabbler.py
+++ b/variable_grabbler.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ for variable in config_values:
     while i<len(replacement):
       if replacement[i] == '?' and (i==0 or not replacement[i-1]=='\\'):
         argument_positions = argument_positions + [ i ]
+      i = i+1
     print "DEBUG: " + argument_positions
     replacement = replacement.replace("\\?", "?")
   file_out = open(sys.argv[1], "w")