diff --git a/todo_completion b/todo_completion
index 644be6e..f26497b 100755
--- a/todo_completion
+++ b/todo_completion
@@ -48,23 +48,28 @@ _todo()
                         completions=$(eval 'TODOTXT_VERBOSE=0 TODOTXT_SOURCEVAR=\$DONE_FILE' $_todo_sh command listcon 2>/dev/null)
                         ;;
                     *)  if [[ "$cur" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-                            # Remove the (padded) task number; we prepend the
-                            # user-provided $cur instead.
-                            # Remove the timestamp prepended by the -t option,
-                            # and the done date (for done tasks); there's no
-                            # todo.txt option for that yet.
-                            # But keep priority and "x"; they're short and may
-                            # provide useful context.
-                            # Remove any trailing whitespace; the Bash
-                            # completion inserts a trailing space itself.
-                            # Finally, limit the output to a single line just as
-                            # a safety check of the ls action output.
+                            declare -a sedTransformations=(
+                                # Remove the (padded) task number; we prepend the
+                                # user-provided $cur instead.
+                                -e 's/^ *[0-9]\{1,\} //'
+                                # Remove the timestamp prepended by the -t option,
+                                # but keep any priority (as it's short and may
+                                # provide useful context).
+                                -e 's/^\((.) \)\{0,1\}[0-9]\{2,4\}-[0-9]\{2\}-[0-9]\{2\} /\1/'
+                                # Remove the done date and (if there) the timestamp.
+                                # Keep the "x" (as it's short and may provide useful
+                                # context)
+                                -e 's/^\([xX] \)\([0-9]\{2,4\}-[0-9]\{2\}-[0-9]\{2\} \)\{1,2\}/\1/'
+                                # Remove any trailing whitespace; the Bash
+                                # completion inserts a trailing space itself.
+                                -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//'
+                                # Finally, limit the output to a single line just as
+                                # a safety check of the ls action output.
+                                -e '1q'
+                            )
                             local todo=$( \
                                 eval TODOTXT_VERBOSE=0 $_todo_sh '-@ -+ -p -x command ls "^ *${cur} "' 2>/dev/null | \
-                                sed -e 's/^ *[0-9]\{1,\} //' -e 's/^\((.) \)\{0,1\}[0-9]\{2,4\}-[0-9]\{2\}-[0-9]\{2\} /\1/' \
-                                    -e 's/^\([xX] \)\([0-9]\{2,4\}-[0-9]\{2\}-[0-9]\{2\} \)\{1,2\}/\1/' \
-                                    -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//' \
-                                    -e '1q' \
+                                sed "${sedTransformations[@]}" \
                             )
                             # Append task text as a shell comment. This
                             # completion can be a safety check before a