diff --git a/src/clippy/config.cpp b/src/clippy/config.cpp
index 1940174..e7499e8 100644
--- a/src/clippy/config.cpp
+++ b/src/clippy/config.cpp
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ std::unique_ptr<clippy::targets::RunShellScript> Config::GetTarget(
   std::vector<std::string> target_commands;
   target_commands.emplace_back("cd " + initial_directory_);
 
-  bool target_begin = false;
+  bool target_exists = false;
+  bool in_target = false;
 
   while (std::getline(in, current)) {
     if (current == target + ":") {
-      target_begin = true;
+      target_exists = true;
+      in_target = true;
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -37,18 +39,18 @@ std::unique_ptr<clippy::targets::RunShellScript> Config::GetTarget(
       continue;
     }
 
-    if (!std::isspace(current[0]) && target_begin) {
-      target_begin = false;
+    if (!std::isspace(current[0])) {
+      in_target = false;
     }
 
-    if (target_begin) {
+    if (in_target) {
       target_commands.emplace_back(Strip(std::move(current)));
     } else if (current[0] == '!') {
       target_commands.emplace_back(current.substr(1, current.size() - 1));
     }
   }
 
-  if (!target_begin) {
+  if (!target_exists) {
     return nullptr;
   }