diff --git a/markdown.awk b/markdown.awk
index 20adfcb..61fcd23 100644
--- a/markdown.awk
+++ b/markdown.awk
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ function parse_line(str,    result, end, i) {
 			end = find(str, "`", i+1);
 			if (end != 0) {
 				result = result "<code>" escape_text(substr(str, i+1, end - i - 1)) "</code>";
-				i = end+1;
+				i = end;
 			}
 			else {
 				result = result "`";
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index e635597..2ce956e 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ second line of code
 EOF
 
 check <<-"EOF"
-This is `inline code`
+This is `inline code` block
 ---
-<p>This is <code>inline code</code></p>
+<p>This is <code>inline code</code> block</p>
 EOF
 
 check <<-"EOF"