diff --git a/src/editor.bas b/src/editor.bas
index 84a615c..d6473b2 100644
--- a/src/editor.bas
+++ b/src/editor.bas
@@ -645,10 +645,9 @@ ENDPROC
 '-------------------------------------
 ' Fix empty buffer
 PROC CheckEmptyBuf
-  poke MemEnd, $9B
   if peek(MemEnd-1) <> $9B
-    MemEnd = MemEnd + 1
     poke MemEnd, $9b
+    MemEnd = MemEnd + 1
   endif
 ENDPROC