diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 737c98b4a8de815dcbe60e88b359c97c1d09c27c..97fff99e0ab43325ac64fd5faf04cb2bd071b0f7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ CVS code -
   total_refresh()
 	- Refresh bottomwin using the value of currshortcut, and change
 	  the code around do_refresh() calls to accommodate this. (DLR)
-	- Split out the code that blanks the screen before refreshing it
-	  into the new function total_blank().
+	- Split out the code that updates the screen before refreshing
+	  it into the new function total_update().
   do_help()
 	- Refresh the screen when Ctrl-L is pressed in the help browser,
 	  as Pico does. (DLR)
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index 04eb01a075361b9e9332b099d213347af49a3943..c4339783d67fead8db101807d46d180d8f352edb 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ void edit_redraw(const filestruct *old_current, size_t old_pww);
 void edit_refresh(void);
 void edit_update(topmidnone location);
 int do_yesno(bool all, const char *msg);
-void total_blank(void);
+void total_update(void);
 void total_refresh(void);
 void display_main_list(void);
 void do_cursorpos(bool constant);
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index d781aed2f24ee6b36b3b2b681f7aeeb99698ed33..f1cd5a267cec1832efab648d04b531f3a272bc15 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -3732,7 +3732,7 @@ int do_yesno(bool all, const char *msg)
     return ok;
 }
 
-void total_blank(void)
+void total_update(void)
 {
     clearok(topwin, TRUE);
     clearok(edit, TRUE);
@@ -3748,7 +3748,7 @@ void total_blank(void)
 
 void total_refresh(void)
 {
-    total_blank();
+    total_update();
     titlebar(NULL);
     edit_refresh();
     bottombars(currshortcut);
@@ -3879,6 +3879,7 @@ void do_help(void)
 
     /* Set help_text as the string to display. */
     help_init();
+
     assert(help_text != NULL);
 
 #ifndef DISABLE_MOUSE
@@ -3935,7 +3936,7 @@ void do_help(void)
 	}
 
 	if (kbinput == NANO_REFRESH_KEY)
-	    total_blank();
+	    total_update();
 	else {
 	    if (line == old_line && kbinput != ERR)
 		goto skip_redisplay;