diff --git a/src/input.rs b/src/input.rs
index 7b453ea..ca20d29 100644
--- a/src/input.rs
+++ b/src/input.rs
@@ -391,6 +391,12 @@ impl InputState {
     }
 
     pub fn push(&mut self, c: char) {
+        if let Some(first_char) = self.buffer.chars().next() {
+            if first_char.is_numeric() {
+                self.buffer.remove(0);
+                self.display_buffer.remove(0);
+            }
+        }
         if self.buffer.len() <= MAX_POSSIBLE_WORD_LENGTH {
             self.buffer.push(c);
             self.display_buffer.push(c);