diff --git a/cmd/micro/command.go b/cmd/micro/command.go
index 1e41a7b2..f38edf38 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/command.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/command.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func HandleCommand(input string, view *View) {
 			if strings.Contains(flags, "c") {
 				// The 'check' flag was used
 				Search(search, view, true)
-				view.Relocate()
+				view.Relocate(0)
 				Redraw(view)
 				choice, canceled := messenger.YesNoPrompt("Perform replacement? (y,n)")
 				if canceled {
diff --git a/cmd/micro/search.go b/cmd/micro/search.go
index 227e3af9..edabfbf9 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/search.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/search.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func Search(searchStr string, v *View, down bool) {
 	v.Cursor.curSelection[0] = charPos + match[0]
 	v.Cursor.curSelection[1] = charPos + match[1]
 	v.Cursor.x, v.Cursor.y = FromCharPos(charPos+match[1]-1, v.Buf)
-	if v.Relocate() {
+	if v.Relocate(4) {
 		v.matches = Match(v)
 	}
 	lastSearch = searchStr
diff --git a/cmd/micro/view.go b/cmd/micro/view.go
index 6b33f6d2..bb3d05c7 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/view.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/view.go
@@ -196,21 +196,21 @@ func (v *View) ReOpen() {
 		v.Buf = buf
 		v.matches = Match(v)
 		v.Cursor.Relocate()
-		v.Relocate()
+		v.Relocate(0)
 	}
 }
 
 // Relocate moves the view window so that the cursor is in view
 // This is useful if the user has scrolled far away, and then starts typing
-func (v *View) Relocate() bool {
+func (v *View) Relocate(x int) bool {
 	ret := false
 	cy := v.Cursor.y
 	if cy < v.Topline {
-		v.Topline = cy - 4
+		v.Topline = cy - x
 		ret = true
 	}
 	if cy > v.Topline+v.height-1 {
-		v.Topline = cy - v.height + 5
+		v.Topline = cy - v.height + 1 + x
 		ret = true
 	}
 
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func (v *View) HandleEvent(event tcell.Event) {
 	}
 
 	if relocate {
-		v.Relocate()
+		v.Relocate(0)
 	}
 	if settings["syntax"].(bool) {
 		v.matches = Match(v)