diff --git a/src/bin/termptyesc.c b/src/bin/termptyesc.c
index c60a1e01..2e501f2a 100644
--- a/src/bin/termptyesc.c
+++ b/src/bin/termptyesc.c
@@ -3017,8 +3017,8 @@ _handle_resize_by_chars(Termpty *ty, Eina_Unicode **ptr)
    Eina_Unicode *b = *ptr;
    int w, h;
 
-   w = _csi_arg_get(ty, &b);
    h = _csi_arg_get(ty, &b);
+   w = _csi_arg_get(ty, &b);
 
    if ((w == -CSI_ARG_ERROR) || (h == -CSI_ARG_ERROR))
      return;
diff --git a/tests/resize_window_no_content_change.sh b/tests/resize_window_no_content_change.sh
index 3772761d..e8740206 100755
--- a/tests/resize_window_no_content_change.sh
+++ b/tests/resize_window_no_content_change.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ printf '\033[14;25Hzulu'
 printf '\033}tr\0'
 
 #resize window to half width (shall display the same)
-printf '\033[8;40;;t'
+printf '\033[8;;40;t'
 
 # force render
 printf '\033}tr\0'