diff --git a/ZString.cpp b/ZString.cpp
index b183547..f2b749d 100644
--- a/ZString.cpp
+++ b/ZString.cpp
@@ -586,8 +586,10 @@ namespace coreutils {
 
    void ZString::moveBackToLineStart() {
       while(cursor != data) {
-	 if(*cursor == '\n')
-	   break;
+	 if(*cursor == '\n') {
+	    cursor++;
+	    break;
+	 }
 	 cursor--;
       }  
       return;