diff --git a/src/ops.c b/src/ops.c
index b930878..fc49954 100644
--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -1273,6 +1273,8 @@
 
 		netbeans_removed(curbuf, pos.lnum, bd.textcol,
 							    (long)bd.textlen);
+		// get the line again, it may have been flushed
+		ptr = ml_get_buf(curbuf, pos.lnum, FALSE);
 		netbeans_inserted(curbuf, pos.lnum, bd.textcol,
 						&ptr[bd.textcol], bd.textlen);
 	    }
@@ -1322,6 +1324,8 @@
 		    ptr = ml_get_buf(curbuf, pos.lnum, FALSE);
 		    count = (int)STRLEN(ptr) - pos.col;
 		    netbeans_removed(curbuf, pos.lnum, pos.col, (long)count);
+		    // get the line again, it may have been flushed
+		    ptr = ml_get_buf(curbuf, pos.lnum, FALSE);
 		    netbeans_inserted(curbuf, pos.lnum, pos.col,
 							&ptr[pos.col], count);
 		    pos.col = 0;
@@ -1330,6 +1334,8 @@
 		ptr = ml_get_buf(curbuf, pos.lnum, FALSE);
 		count = oap->end.col - pos.col + 1;
 		netbeans_removed(curbuf, pos.lnum, pos.col, (long)count);
+		// get the line again, it may have been flushed
+		ptr = ml_get_buf(curbuf, pos.lnum, FALSE);
 		netbeans_inserted(curbuf, pos.lnum, pos.col,
 							&ptr[pos.col], count);
 	    }