diff --git a/jrnl/util.py b/jrnl/util.py
index 189f1cf5..6e01087c 100644
--- a/jrnl/util.py
+++ b/jrnl/util.py
@@ -266,5 +266,5 @@ def split_title(text):
     if not sep:
         sep = SENTENCE_SPLITTER.search(text)
         if not sep:
-            return "", text
+            return text,""
     return text[: sep.end()].strip(), text[sep.end() :].strip()