diff --git a/src/pager.cpp b/src/pager.cpp
index 37c833e4a..4357462ab 100644
--- a/src/pager.cpp
+++ b/src/pager.cpp
@@ -580,7 +580,8 @@ bool pager_t::rendering_needs_update(const page_rendering_t &rendering) const {
     // Common case is no pager.
     if (this->empty() && rendering.screen_data.empty()) return false;
 
-    return rendering.term_width != this->available_term_width ||    //
+    return this->empty() && !rendering.screen_data.empty() ||       // Do update after clear().
+           rendering.term_width != this->available_term_width ||    //
            rendering.term_height != this->available_term_height ||  //
            rendering.selected_completion_idx !=
                this->visual_selected_completion_index(rendering.rows, rendering.cols) ||    //
diff --git a/src/reader.cpp b/src/reader.cpp
index 8a3c9ac2c..d2c5a5152 100644
--- a/src/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/reader.cpp
@@ -1665,7 +1665,6 @@ void reader_data_t::accept_autosuggestion(bool full, bool single, move_word_styl
 // Ensure we have no pager contents.
 void reader_data_t::clear_pager() {
     pager.clear();
-    current_page_rendering = page_rendering_t();
 }
 
 void reader_data_t::select_completion_in_direction(selection_motion_t dir) {