diff --git a/src/lexer/lexer_utils.c b/src/lexer/lexer_utils.c
index 02f0a3f..3c6c361 100644
--- a/src/lexer/lexer_utils.c
+++ b/src/lexer/lexer_utils.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ ssize_t len_op_sepchar(char *stream, ssize_t i)
         return 2;
 
     // AND
-    if (stream[i] == '|' && stream[i + 1] == '|')
+    if (stream[i] == '&' && stream[i + 1] == '&')
         return 2;
 
     // special chars