diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 180427c1..46f77310 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## Formatting Changes + Bug Fixes
+-   fixed a bug that could cause lines with long jinja tags to be one character over the line length limit, and could result in unstable formatting ([#237](https://github.com/tconbeer/sqlfmt/pull/237) - thank you [@nfcampos](https://github.com/nfcampos)!)
+
 ## [0.10.1] - 2022-08-05
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/src/sqlfmt/jinjafmt.py b/src/sqlfmt/jinjafmt.py
index c1e39ad0..c058439f 100644
--- a/src/sqlfmt/jinjafmt.py
+++ b/src/sqlfmt/jinjafmt.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def format_line(self, line: Line) -> List[Line]:
         """
         line_length = self.mode.line_length
         if line.contains_jinja:
-            running_length = len(line.prefix) - len(line.nodes[0].prefix)
+            running_length = len(line.prefix)
             for i, node in enumerate(line.nodes):
                 is_blackened = self._format_jinja_node(
                     node, max_length=line_length - running_length
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ def format_line(self, line: Line) -> List[Line]:
                         )
                     )
                 else:
-                    running_length += len(node)
+                    running_length += len(node) - (len(node.prefix) if i == 0 else 0)
             else:
                 return [line]
         else:
diff --git a/src/sqlfmt_primer/primer.py b/src/sqlfmt_primer/primer.py
index 6a551080..28a9615c 100644
--- a/src/sqlfmt_primer/primer.py
+++ b/src/sqlfmt_primer/primer.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def get_projects() -> List[SQLProject]:
         SQLProject(
             name="gitlab",
             git_url="https://github.com/tconbeer/gitlab-analytics-sqlfmt.git",
-            git_ref="e234957c16c90ce3174f9bb4ed21f78a7f4277f1",  # sqlfmt bcf660d
+            git_ref="17daa5c",  # sqlfmt 6d33371
             expected_changed=4,
             expected_unchanged=2413,
             expected_errored=0,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def get_projects() -> List[SQLProject]:
         SQLProject(
             name="rittman",
             git_url="https://github.com/tconbeer/rittman_ra_data_warehouse.git",
-            git_ref="1315cdb9aeff129a16e6be0ba5696c040058a34c",  # sqlfmt 5b2d861
+            git_ref="da9d1eb",  # sqlfmt 6d33371
             expected_changed=0,
             expected_unchanged=307,
             expected_errored=4,  # true mismatching brackets
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def get_projects() -> List[SQLProject]:
         SQLProject(
             name="aqi",
             git_url="https://github.com/tconbeer/aqi_livibility_analysis.git",
-            git_ref="8004f3383897d9066e3167fdfddcdd4c8418b7ea",  # sqlfmt 0.5.0
+            git_ref="cab1292",  # sqlfmt 6d33371
             expected_changed=0,
             expected_unchanged=7,
             expected_errored=0,
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ def get_projects() -> List[SQLProject]:
         SQLProject(
             name="dbt_utils",
             git_url="https://github.com/tconbeer/dbt-utils.git",
-            git_ref="bfe3e2d33bea6a3cbc07d27e5d6c21eaf3273126",  # sqlfmt bcf660d
-            expected_changed=1,
-            expected_unchanged=130,
+            git_ref="98ef570",  # sqlfmt 6d33371
+            expected_changed=0,
+            expected_unchanged=131,
             expected_errored=0,
             sub_directory=Path(""),
         ),
diff --git a/tests/data/unformatted/213_gitlab_fct_sales_funnel_target.sql b/tests/data/unformatted/213_gitlab_fct_sales_funnel_target.sql
index 32599c5b..15de335f 100644
--- a/tests/data/unformatted/213_gitlab_fct_sales_funnel_target.sql
+++ b/tests/data/unformatted/213_gitlab_fct_sales_funnel_target.sql
@@ -260,8 +260,11 @@ unioned_targets as (
     left join
         fy22_user_hierarchy
         on {{ sales_funnel_text_slugify("target_matrix.area") }}
-        =
-        {{ sales_funnel_text_slugify("fy22_user_hierarchy.crm_opp_owner_area_stamped") }}
+        = {{
+            sales_funnel_text_slugify(
+                "fy22_user_hierarchy.crm_opp_owner_area_stamped"
+            )
+        }}
     where target_matrix.fiscal_year = 2022
 
     union all
diff --git a/tests/data/unformatted/300_jinjafmt.sql b/tests/data/unformatted/300_jinjafmt.sql
index df27c55f..ab2f2358 100644
--- a/tests/data/unformatted/300_jinjafmt.sql
+++ b/tests/data/unformatted/300_jinjafmt.sql
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@
     else 'default.html' 
 %}
 
+with
+    a as (
+
+        select
+            {{ dbt_utils.surrogate_key(var("surrogate_key_columns_menu_item_123456")) }}
+            as order_item_id,
+            -- this next line's jinja tag is one char too long
+            {{ dbt_utils.surrogate_key(var("surrogate_key_columns_menu_item_1234567")) }}
+            as menu_item_id,
+        from b
+
+    )
+
+select *
+from a
+
 )))))__SQLFMT_OUTPUT__(((((
 {{
     config(
@@ -77,3 +93,22 @@
     if layout_template is defined 
     else 'default.html' 
 %}
+
+with
+    a as (
+
+        select
+            {{ dbt_utils.surrogate_key(var("surrogate_key_columns_menu_item_123456")) }}
+            as order_item_id,
+            -- this next line's jinja tag is one char too long
+            {{
+                dbt_utils.surrogate_key(
+                    var("surrogate_key_columns_menu_item_1234567")
+                )
+            }} as menu_item_id,
+        from b
+
+    )
+
+select *
+from a