diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/FalsePositiveAnalyzer.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/FalsePositiveAnalyzer.java
index 4ddba2ce8..5a3c88574 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/FalsePositiveAnalyzer.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/FalsePositiveAnalyzer.java
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ public class FalsePositiveAnalyzer extends AbstractAnalyzer {
         if (pos2 < 0) {
             return value;
         } else {
-            return value.substring(0, pos2 - 1);
+            return value.substring(0, pos2);
         }
 
     }