diff --git a/src/lib/notcurses.c b/src/lib/notcurses.c
index e1857fe26..20bffc91d 100644
--- a/src/lib/notcurses.c
+++ b/src/lib/notcurses.c
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ int notcurses_stop(notcurses* nc){
     // wrote. move it to the bottom left of the screen.
     if(!nc->tcache.smcup){
       tty_emit(tiparm(nc->tcache.hpa, 0), nc->ttyfd);
-      tty_emit(tiparm(nc->tcache.vpa, nc->lfdimy - 1), nc->ttyfd);
+      tty_emit(tiparm(nc->tcache.vpa, nc->lfdimy + nc->margin_t - 1), nc->ttyfd);
     }
     if(nc->ttyfd >= 0){
       ret |= close(nc->ttyfd);