diff --git a/cli/app.rs b/cli/app.rs
index bcaf6bbf1..c6be2336b 100644
--- a/cli/app.rs
+++ b/cli/app.rs
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ impl Limbo {
 
             // if the address is not the same, meaning the string has been reallocated
             // so we just drop the part we took earlier
-            if ptr.addr() != old_address {
+            if ptr.addr() != old_address || !app.input_buff.is_empty() {
                 return;
             }