diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8baa69f45e24a20f9832dd020e89527ccd6b9324..cdc58d04e356cda49782e98fabb18ab14bfe335d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-01-29 Chris Allegretta <chrisa@asty.org>
+	* nano.c (move_to_filestruct) - properky initialize new fileage for multiswatching, sigh.
+	  Fix cut sefaults discovered by Mike Frysinger.
+
 2009-01-29 Chris Allegretta <chrisa@asty.org>
 	* nano.c (main): Add support for nano acting like a pager when invoked with - as first
 	  file argument.
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 5a72b24ab6e6d05b8c29c055fa586008a3eba89f..5f71c87605e97c413ee20bb937416a9bb3d716c7 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -368,6 +368,10 @@ void move_to_filestruct(filestruct **file_top, filestruct **file_bot,
     openfile->fileage->data = mallocstrcpy(NULL, "");
     openfile->filebot = openfile->fileage;
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_COLOR
+    openfile->fileage->multiswatching = NULL;
+#endif
+
     /* Restore the current line and cursor position.  If the mark begins
      * inside the partition, set the beginning of the mark to where the
      * saved text used to start. */