diff --git a/cmd/micro/cursor.go b/cmd/micro/cursor.go
index a9229039..cf66544e 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/cursor.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/cursor.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ type Cursor struct {
 // It's just a simple wrapper of FromCharPos
 func (c *Cursor) SetLoc(loc int) {
 	c.x, c.y = FromCharPos(loc, c.v.buf)
+	c.lastVisualX = c.GetVisualX()
 }
 
 // Loc gets the cursor location in terms of character number instead
diff --git a/cmd/micro/view.go b/cmd/micro/view.go
index 0eeef74f..cbfe5227 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/view.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/view.go
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ func (v *View) OpenFile() {
 			messenger.Error(err.Error())
 			return
 		}
-		v.buf = NewBuffer(string(file), filename)
+		buf := NewBuffer(string(file), filename)
+		v.OpenBuffer(buf)
 	}
 }