diff --git a/lib/baran/text_splitter.rb b/lib/baran/text_splitter.rb
index 8b6eea1..08a7f39 100644
--- a/lib/baran/text_splitter.rb
+++ b/lib/baran/text_splitter.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def chunks(text, metadata: nil)
         chunk = { text: chunk, cursor: cursor }
         chunk[:metadata] = metadata if metadata
         chunks << chunk
-        cursor += chunk.length
+        cursor += chunk[:text].length
       end
 
       chunks
diff --git a/test/test_text_splitter.rb b/test/test_text_splitter.rb
index d069049..ef8c201 100644
--- a/test/test_text_splitter.rb
+++ b/test/test_text_splitter.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def test_chunks
 
     assert_equal 2, documents.size
     assert_equal 'text', documents[0][:text]
+    assert_equal 4, documents[1][:cursor]
   end
 
   def test_chunks_with_metadata