diff --git a/lib/ex.coffee b/lib/ex.coffee
index df78b6d..e6af1fe 100644
--- a/lib/ex.coffee
+++ b/lib/ex.coffee
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ class Ex
         # https://atom.io/docs/api/v1.18.0/TextEditor#instance-backwardsScanInBufferRange
         editor.backwardsScanInBufferRange(
           patternRE,
-          [[line, 0], [line + 1, 0]],
+          [[line, 0], [line - 1, 0]],
           ({match, replace}) ->
             replace(replaceGroups(match[..], substition))
         )