diff --git a/cmd/micro/buffer.go b/cmd/micro/buffer.go
index a968aaed..c74ee3b7 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/buffer.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/buffer.go
@@ -140,28 +140,33 @@ func (b *Buffer) CheckModTime() {
 				b.ModTime, _ = GetModTime(b.Path)
 			} else {
 				// Load new changes
-				data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(b.Path)
-				txt := string(data)
-
-				if err != nil {
-					messenger.Error(err.Error())
-					return
-				}
-				if txt == "" {
-					b.r = new(rope.Rope)
-				} else {
-					b.r = rope.New(txt)
-				}
-
-				b.ModTime, _ = GetModTime(b.Path)
-				b.Cursor.Relocate()
-				b.IsModified = false
-				b.Update()
+				b.ReOpen()
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+// ReOpen reloads the current buffer from disk
+func (b *Buffer) ReOpen() {
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(b.Path)
+	txt := string(data)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		messenger.Error(err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	if txt == "" {
+		b.r = new(rope.Rope)
+	} else {
+		b.r = rope.New(txt)
+	}
+
+	b.ModTime, _ = GetModTime(b.Path)
+	b.Cursor.Relocate()
+	b.IsModified = false
+	b.Update()
+}
+
 // Update fetches the string from the rope and updates the `text` and `lines` in the buffer
 func (b *Buffer) Update() {
 	b.Lines = strings.Split(b.String(), "\n")
diff --git a/cmd/micro/view.go b/cmd/micro/view.go
index a2c7713f..343e9f6e 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/view.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/view.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
@@ -192,20 +191,7 @@ func (v *View) CloseBuffer() {
 // ReOpen reloads the current buffer
 func (v *View) ReOpen() {
 	if v.CanClose("Continue? (yes, no, save) ") {
-		file, err := ioutil.ReadFile(v.Buf.Path)
-		filename := v.Buf.Name
-
-		if err != nil {
-			messenger.Error(err.Error())
-			return
-		}
-		buf := NewBuffer(string(file), filename)
-		v.Buf = buf
-		v.Cursor.Relocate()
-		buf.Cursor.Goto(*v.Cursor)
-		v.Cursor = &buf.Cursor
-		v.matches = Match(v)
-		v.Relocate()
+		v.Buf.ReOpen()
 	}
 }