diff --git a/constants.h b/constants.h
index 5bab3ff..fcb3743 100644
--- a/constants.h
+++ b/constants.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#define VERSION "1.9"
+#define VERSION "1.9a"
 
 /* variable sizes */
 #define SMALLBUFLEN 64		/* small text buffer */
diff --git a/netmapr.c b/netmapr.c
index c763921..abd20fd 100644
--- a/netmapr.c
+++ b/netmapr.c
@@ -1251,6 +1251,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv) {
 									starty = ((screen->h - STATUSH)/2)-2;
 									bg = NULL;
 									strcpy(text, currentfilename);
+									textpos = &text[strlen(text)];
 									changestate(S_SAVING);
 									drawmap(TRUE);
 									break;
@@ -1259,6 +1260,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv) {
 									starty = ((screen->h - STATUSH)/2)-2;
 									bg = NULL;
 									strcpy(text, currentfilename);
+									textpos = &text[strlen(text)];
 									changestate(S_LOADING);
 									drawmap(TRUE);
 									break;