diff --git a/com.github.dimkr.gplaces.appdata.xml b/com.github.dimkr.gplaces.appdata.xml
index 5066484..4942cc0 100644
--- a/com.github.dimkr.gplaces.appdata.xml
+++ b/com.github.dimkr.gplaces.appdata.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@
   <developer_name>Dima Krasner</developer_name>
 
   <releases>
+    <release date="2023-10-27" version="0.17.12">
+      <description>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Fix for crash handler ends with %u</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+    </release>
+
     <release date="2023-09-09" version="0.17.11">
       <description>
         <ul>
diff --git a/gplaces.c b/gplaces.c
index 0a859dc..6186a88 100644
--- a/gplaces.c
+++ b/gplaces.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ static pid_t start_handler(const char *handler, const char *filename, char *comm
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; *handler && i < length - 1; ) {
-		if (handler[0] == '%' && handler[i] != '\0') {
+		if (handler[0] == '%' && handler[1] != '\0') {
 			const char *append = "";
 			switch (handler[1]) {
 				case '%': append = "%"; break;