diff --git a/gems/include/terminal/char_cell_array_character_screen.h b/gems/include/terminal/char_cell_array_character_screen.h
index dc69e2ec9..c2927e2ed 100644
--- a/gems/include/terminal/char_cell_array_character_screen.h
+++ b/gems/include/terminal/char_cell_array_character_screen.h
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ class Char_cell_array_character_screen : public Terminal::Character_screen
 		void ed()
 		{
 			/* clear to end of screen */
-			_char_cell_array.clear(_cursor_pos.y, _boundary.height - 1);
+			el();
+			_char_cell_array.clear(_cursor_pos.y + 1, _boundary.height - 1);
 		}
 
 		void el()