diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
index c52f9ced..83a36f14 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
@@ -120,12 +120,19 @@ void gui_printtext_internal(int xpos, int ypos, const char *str)
 	next_xpos = next_ypos = -1;
 }
 
+static void view_add_eol(TEXT_BUFFER_VIEW_REC *view, LINE_REC **line);
+
 void gui_printtext_after_time(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest, LINE_REC *prev, const char *str, time_t time)
 {
 	GUI_WINDOW_REC *gui;
 
 	gui = WINDOW_GUI(dest->window);
 
+	if (prev == NULL && !gui->view->buffer->last_eol) {
+		/* we have an unfinished line in the buffer still */
+		view_add_eol(gui->view, &gui->insert_after);
+	}
+
 	gui->use_insert_after = TRUE;
 	gui->insert_after = prev;
 	gui->insert_after_time = time;
@@ -249,9 +256,26 @@ static void view_add_eol(TEXT_BUFFER_VIEW_REC *view, LINE_REC **line)
 	textbuffer_view_insert_line(view, *line);
 }
 
+static void print_text_no_window(int flags, int fg, int bg, int attr, const char *str)
+{
+	g_return_if_fail(next_xpos != -1);
+
+	term_set_color2(root_window, attr, fg, bg);
+
+	term_move(root_window, next_xpos, next_ypos);
+	if (flags & GUI_PRINT_FLAG_CLRTOEOL) {
+		if (clrtoeol_info->window != NULL) {
+			term_window_clrtoeol_abs(clrtoeol_info->window, next_ypos);
+		} else {
+			term_clrtoeol(root_window);
+		}
+	}
+	next_xpos += term_addstr(root_window, str);
+}
+
 static void sig_gui_print_text(WINDOW_REC *window, void *fgcolor,
 			       void *bgcolor, void *pflags,
-			       char *str, TEXT_DEST_REC *dest)
+			       const char *str, TEXT_DEST_REC *dest)
 {
         GUI_WINDOW_REC *gui;
         TEXT_BUFFER_VIEW_REC *view;
@@ -265,19 +289,7 @@ static void sig_gui_print_text(WINDOW_REC *window, void *fgcolor,
 	get_colors(flags, &fg, &bg, &attr);
 
 	if (window == NULL) {
-		g_return_if_fail(next_xpos != -1);
-
-		term_set_color2(root_window, attr, fg, bg);
-
-		term_move(root_window, next_xpos, next_ypos);
-		if (flags & GUI_PRINT_FLAG_CLRTOEOL) {
-			if (clrtoeol_info->window != NULL) {
-				term_window_clrtoeol_abs(clrtoeol_info->window, next_ypos);
-			} else {
-				term_clrtoeol(root_window);
-			}
-		}
-		next_xpos += term_addstr(root_window, str);
+		print_text_no_window(flags, fg, bg, attr, str);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/fe-text/textbuffer-view.c b/src/fe-text/textbuffer-view.c
index 99625ecc..3ccd95f5 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/textbuffer-view.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/textbuffer-view.c
@@ -913,11 +913,14 @@ void textbuffer_view_resize(TEXT_BUFFER_VIEW_REC *view, int width, int height)
 	} else if (view->startline == view->bottom_startline &&
 		   view->subline > view->bottom_subline) {
                 view->subline = view->bottom_subline;
-	} else {
+	} else if (view->startline != NULL) {
 		/* make sure the subline is still in allowed range */
 		linecount = view_get_linecount(view, view->startline);
 		if (view->subline > linecount)
                         view->subline = linecount;
+	} else {
+		/* we don't have a startline. still under construction? */
+		view->subline = 0;
 	}
 
 	textbuffer_view_init_ypos(view);