diff --git a/cmd/micro/actions.go b/cmd/micro/actions.go
index c09f2a4e..5b29e1e9 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/actions.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/actions.go
@@ -1916,17 +1916,15 @@ func (v *View) SkipMultiCursor(usePlugin bool) bool {
 func (v *View) RemoveMultiCursor(usePlugin bool) bool {
 	end := len(v.Buf.cursors)
 	if end > 1 {
-		nextOne := v.Buf.cursors[len(v.Buf.cursors)-2]
-		if v.Cursor == nextOne {
+		lastOne := v.Buf.cursors[end-1]
+		if v.Cursor == lastOne {
 			if usePlugin && !PreActionCall("RemoveMultiCursor", v) {
 				return false
 			}
 
-			if end > 1 {
-				v.Buf.cursors[end-1] = nil
-				v.Buf.cursors = v.Buf.cursors[:end-1]
-				v.Buf.UpdateCursors()
-			}
+			v.Buf.cursors[end-1] = nil
+			v.Buf.cursors = v.Buf.cursors[:end-1]
+			v.Buf.UpdateCursors()
 			v.Relocate()
 
 			if usePlugin {
@@ -1942,7 +1940,7 @@ func (v *View) RemoveMultiCursor(usePlugin bool) bool {
 
 // RemoveAllMultiCursors removes all cursors except the base cursor
 func (v *View) RemoveAllMultiCursors(usePlugin bool) bool {
-	if v.Cursor == &v.Buf.Cursor {
+	if v.Cursor == v.Buf.cursors[len(v.Buf.cursors)-1] {
 		if usePlugin && !PreActionCall("RemoveAllMultiCursors", v) {
 			return false
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/micro/buffer.go b/cmd/micro/buffer.go
index 7f08acd5..6471baf0 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/buffer.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/buffer.go
@@ -309,6 +309,24 @@ func (b *Buffer) Update() {
 	b.NumLines = len(b.lines)
 }
 
+func (b *Buffer) MergeCursors() {
+	var cursors []*Cursor
+	for i := 0; i < len(b.cursors); i++ {
+		c1 := b.cursors[i]
+		if c1 != nil {
+			for j := 0; j < len(b.cursors); j++ {
+				c2 := b.cursors[j]
+				if i != j && c1.Loc == c2.Loc {
+					b.cursors[j] = nil
+				}
+			}
+			cursors = append(cursors, c1)
+		}
+	}
+
+	b.cursors = cursors
+}
+
 func (b *Buffer) UpdateCursors() {
 	for i, c := range b.cursors {
 		c.Num = i
diff --git a/cmd/micro/view.go b/cmd/micro/view.go
index 72380093..fc27539c 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/view.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/view.go
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ func (v *View) HandleEvent(event tcell.Event) {
 						relocate = v.ExecuteActions(actions) || relocate
 					}
 					v.SetCursor(&v.Buf.Cursor)
+					v.Buf.MergeCursors()
 					break
 				}
 			}
@@ -571,6 +572,7 @@ func (v *View) HandleEvent(event tcell.Event) {
 					relocate = v.ExecuteActions(actions) || relocate
 				}
 				v.SetCursor(&v.Buf.Cursor)
+				v.Buf.MergeCursors()
 			}
 		}