diff --git a/cloud-core/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/arguments/standard/StringArgument.java b/cloud-core/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/arguments/standard/StringArgument.java
index 7b5f99f0..c98b07e8 100644
--- a/cloud-core/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/arguments/standard/StringArgument.java
+++ b/cloud-core/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/arguments/standard/StringArgument.java
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ public final class StringArgument<C> extends CommandArgument<C, String> {
                 inputQueue.remove();
             }
 
-            if (this.stringMode == StringMode.QUOTED && (!started || !finished)) {
-                return ArgumentParseResult.failure(new StringParseException(sj.toString(), StringMode.GREEDY, commandContext));
+            if (this.stringMode == StringMode.QUOTED && !finished) {
+                return ArgumentParseResult.failure(new StringParseException(sj.toString(), StringMode.QUOTED, commandContext));
             }
 
             return ArgumentParseResult.success(sj.toString());