diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
index bca9212d..e6551421 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ impl GalleyCache {
                         "Bad new section range: {new_range:?}"
                     );
                     paragraph_job.sections.push(LayoutSection {
-                        leading_space: if start <= new_range.start {
+                        leading_space: if start <= section_range.start {
                             *leading_space
                         } else {
                             0.0
@@ -1080,15 +1080,7 @@ mod tests {
                     ..Default::default()
                 };
                 job.append(
-                    "1st paragraph has some leading space.\n",
-                    16.0,
-                    TextFormat {
-                        font_id: FontId::new(14.0, FontFamily::Proportional),
-                        ..Default::default()
-                    },
-                );
-                job.append(
-                    "2nd paragraph has underline and strikthrough, and has some non-ASCII characters:\n ÅÄÖ.",
+                    "1st paragraph has underline and strikethrough, and has some non-ASCII characters:\n ÅÄÖ.",
                     0.0,
                     TextFormat {
                         font_id: FontId::new(15.0, FontFamily::Monospace),
@@ -1097,6 +1089,14 @@ mod tests {
                         ..Default::default()
                     },
                 );
+                job.append(
+                    "2nd paragraph has some leading space.\n",
+                    16.0,
+                    TextFormat {
+                        font_id: FontId::new(14.0, FontFamily::Proportional),
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    },
+                );
                 job.append(
                     "3rd paragraph is kind of boring, but has italics.\nAnd a newline",
                     0.0,