diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index 2944408..9c574e6 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -55,14 +55,23 @@ function activate(context) {
 
         const selection = editor.selection;
         const text = editor.document.getText(selection);
+        const placeholder = "";
+        const emptyInsert = `console.log(${placeholder});`;
+        const cursorPlacement = () => {
+            // release the selection caused by inserting
+            vscode.commands.executeCommand('cursorMove',{to: 'right', by:'character', value :1});
+            // position the cursor inside the parenthesis
+            vscode.commands.executeCommand('cursorMove',{to: 'left', by: 'character', value :2});
+        };
 
         text
-            ? vscode.commands.executeCommand('editor.action.insertLineAfter')
-                .then(() => {
-                    const logToInsert = `console.log('${text}: ', ${text});`;
-                    insertText(logToInsert);
-                })
-            : insertText('console.log();');
+        ? vscode.commands.executeCommand('editor.action.insertLineAfter')
+        .then(() => {
+            const logToInsert = `console.log('${text}: ', ${text});`;
+            insertText(logToInsert);
+        })
+        : insertText(emptyInsert);
+          cursorPlacement();
 
     });
     context.subscriptions.push(insertLogStatement);