diff --git a/src/text_editor/ui.cpp b/src/text_editor/ui.cpp
index 47f84cd..222f082 100644
--- a/src/text_editor/ui.cpp
+++ b/src/text_editor/ui.cpp
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ BSet Open(Window *window, String path, ResolveOpenMeta meta, bool set_active = t
             NextActiveWindowID = set.window->id;
         }
         JumpTempBuffer(&set);
+        RawAppend(set.buffer, u"\n");
         Exec(set.view->id, false, o.path, GetPrimaryDirectory());
     } else if (o.kind == OpenKind_BackgroundExec) {
         // this shouldn't change the focus/window/view