diff --git a/src/main/c/Hangman/playHangman.c b/src/main/c/Hangman/playHangman.c
index ed0e32c..ec36659 100644
--- a/src/main/c/Hangman/playHangman.c
+++ b/src/main/c/Hangman/playHangman.c
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ char getSingleCharInput() {
         return '\0';  // Error or end of file
     }
 
-    ignoreExtraInput();  // Ignore extra characters
+    // Check if the last character is a newline, if not, consume the rest of the line
+    if (input[strlen(input) - 1] != '\n') {
+        ignoreExtraInput();
+    }
 
     // Check if only one character is entered
     if (strlen(input) == 2 && input[1] == '\n') {