diff --git a/src/modules/parseTaskText.ts b/src/modules/parseTaskText.ts
index 83c295b54..80c33e3da 100644
--- a/src/modules/parseTaskText.ts
+++ b/src/modules/parseTaskText.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export const parseTaskText = (text: string, prefixesMode: PrefixMode = PrefixMod
 const getItemsFromPrefix = (text: string, prefix: string): string[] => {
 	const items: string[] = []
 
-	let itemParts = text.split(' ' + prefix)
+	const itemParts = text.split(' ' + prefix)
 	if (text.startsWith(prefix)) {
 		const firstItem = text.split(prefix)[1]
 		itemParts.unshift(firstItem)