diff --git a/pkg/gocui/view.go b/pkg/gocui/view.go
index 0485f2e48..10e620cd4 100644
--- a/pkg/gocui/view.go
+++ b/pkg/gocui/view.go
@@ -2263,8 +2263,7 @@ func (v *View) ClearTextArea() {
 
 func (v *View) overwriteLines(y int, content string) {
 	// break by newline, then for each line, write it, then add that erase command
-	v.buf.wx = 0
-	v.buf.wy = y
+	v.SetWritePos(0, y)
 	v.clearViewLines()
 
 	lines := strings.ReplaceAll(content, "\n", "\x1b[K\n")
diff --git a/pkg/gocui/view_test.go b/pkg/gocui/view_test.go
index 58b98e01d..f559e562b 100644
--- a/pkg/gocui/view_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gocui/view_test.go
@@ -121,10 +121,7 @@ func TestOverwriteLinesAfterContentEndingInANewline(t *testing.T) {
 
 	v.OverwriteLines(0, "x")
 
-	/* EXPECTED:
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"x", "b"}, v.BufferLines())
-	ACTUAL: */
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"a", "x"}, v.BufferLines())
 }
 
 func TestUpdatedCursorAndOrigin(t *testing.T) {