diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 1ff8af856..0c546f983 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Mon Jan 18 21:23:29 1999 Paul Sheer <psheer@obsidian.co.za>
+
+	* cmd.c: update_panels (UP_OPTIMIZE, UP_KEEPSEL); instead
+	of reread after editing a file.
+
 1999-01-18  Arturo Espinosa  <arturo@nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
 	* file.c: Use N_ instead of _ for some of miguel's last tags.
diff --git a/src/cmd.c b/src/cmd.c
index e28152c16..beb281845 100644
--- a/src/cmd.c
+++ b/src/cmd.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ void do_edit_at_line (const char *what, int start_line)
 #ifdef USE_INTERNAL_EDIT
     if (use_internal_edit){
 	edit (what, start_line);
-	reread_cmd ();
+	update_panels (UP_OPTIMIZE, UP_KEEPSEL);
 	return;
     }
 #endif
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ void do_edit_at_line (const char *what, int start_line)
 	    editor = get_default_editor ();
     }
     execute_internal (editor, what);
-    reread_cmd ();
+    update_panels (UP_OPTIMIZE, UP_KEEPSEL);
 }
 
 void