diff --git a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp
index ea44cb24..a0187ab0 100644
--- a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp
+++ b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp
@@ -785,6 +785,23 @@ static bool test() {
 
     Tests::killAllWindows();
 
+    OK(getFromSocket("/keyword windowrule[border-magic-kitty]:match:class border_kitty"));
+    OK(getFromSocket("/keyword windowrule[border-magic-kitty]:border_color rgba(c6ff00ff) rgba(ff0000ee) 45deg"));
+
+    if (!spawnKitty("border_kitty"))
+        return false;
+
+    OK(getFromSocket("/dispatch focuswindow class:border_kitty"));
+
+    {
+        auto str = getFromSocket("/getprop active active_border_color");
+        EXPECT_CONTAINS(str, "ffc6ff00");
+        EXPECT_CONTAINS(str, "eeff0000");
+        EXPECT_CONTAINS(str, "45deg");
+    }
+
+    Tests::killAllWindows();
+
     if (!spawnKitty("tag_kitty"))
         return false;
 
diff --git a/src/desktop/rule/windowRule/WindowRuleApplicator.cpp b/src/desktop/rule/windowRule/WindowRuleApplicator.cpp
index cb3a6f67..9a3f4f63 100644
--- a/src/desktop/rule/windowRule/WindowRuleApplicator.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/rule/windowRule/WindowRuleApplicator.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ CWindowRuleApplicator::SRuleResult CWindowRuleApplicator::applyDynamicRule(const
                     CGradientValueData activeBorderGradient   = {};
                     CGradientValueData inactiveBorderGradient = {};
                     bool               active                 = true;
-                    CVarList           colorsAndAngles        = CVarList(trim(effect.substr(effect.find_first_of(' ') + 1)), 0, 's', true);
+                    CVarList           colorsAndAngles        = CVarList(trim(effect), 0, 's', true);
 
                     // Basic form has only two colors, everything else can be parsed as a gradient
                     if (colorsAndAngles.size() == 2 && !colorsAndAngles[1].contains("deg")) {