diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index 3fd2331..e6a6243 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ const cmds = struct {
         const same_file = if (self.get_active_file_path()) |fp| std.mem.eql(u8, fp, f) else false;
         const have_editor_metadata = if (self.buffer_manager.get_buffer_for_file(f)) |_| true else false;
 
-        if (!same_file and !have_editor_metadata)
+        if (!same_file and !have_editor_metadata and line == null)
             if (try project_manager.get_mru_position(self.allocator, f)) |pos| {
                 line = @intCast(pos.row);
                 column = @intCast(pos.col);