diff --git a/src/ctlseqs.c b/src/ctlseqs.c
index d12b715..cbfc47c 100644
--- a/src/ctlseqs.c
+++ b/src/ctlseqs.c
@@ -492,16 +492,25 @@ ctlseqs_matcher_config(struct ctlseqs_matcher *matcher, struct ctlseqs_matcher_o
 }
 
 CTLSEQS_HOT ssize_t
-ctlseqs_match(struct ctlseqs_matcher const *matcher, char const **seq_ptr, size_t seq_len, union ctlseqs_value *result)
+ctlseqs_match(struct ctlseqs_matcher const *matcher, char const *str, size_t str_len, union ctlseqs_value *result)
 {
     struct ctlseqs_match_args args = {
-        .seq      = *seq_ptr,
-        .seq_len  = seq_len,
+        .seq      = str,
+        .seq_len  = str_len,
         .result   = result,
-        .save_seq = false,
+        .save_seq = true,
     };
-    ssize_t retval = ctlseqs_do_match(matcher, &args);
-    *seq_ptr += args.result_idx;
+    ssize_t retval;
+    try_match:
+    retval = ctlseqs_do_match(matcher, &args);
+    if (retval == CTLSEQS_NOSEQ) {
+        size_t result_len = args.result[0].len;
+        if (result_len < str_len) {
+            args.seq += result_len;
+            args.seq_len -= result_len;
+            goto try_match;
+        }
+    }
     return retval;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ctlseqs.h b/src/ctlseqs.h
index cab2cc9..0976f18 100644
--- a/src/ctlseqs.h
+++ b/src/ctlseqs.h
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ void
 ctlseqs_matcher_free(struct ctlseqs_matcher *matcher);
 
 ssize_t
-ctlseqs_match(struct ctlseqs_matcher const *matcher, char const **seq_ptr, size_t seq_len, union ctlseqs_value *result);
+ctlseqs_match(struct ctlseqs_matcher const *matcher, char const *str, size_t str_len, union ctlseqs_value *result);
 
 struct ctlseqs_reader *
 ctlseqs_reader_init();