1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/editors/vi.c b/editors/vi.c
index beccef4b4..7c1877bb2 100644
--- a/editors/vi.c
+++ b/editors/vi.c
@@ -2998,12 +2998,10 @@ static void colon(char *buf)
                         status_line_bold("No current filename");
                         goto ret;
                 }
-                if (e < 0) {    // no addr given- read after current line
-                        q = begin_line(dot);
-                } else if (e == 0) {    // user said ":0r foo"
+                if (e == 0) {   // user said ":0r foo"
                         q = text;
-                } else {        // addr given- read after that line
-                        q = next_line(find_line(e));
+                } else {        // read after given line or current line if none given
+                        q = next_line(e > 0 ? find_line(e) : dot);
                         // read after last line
                         if (q == end-1)
                                 ++q;