diff --git a/src/shell/atuin.zsh b/src/shell/atuin.zsh
index 4e6b76d921e..ed1c0c16289 100644
--- a/src/shell/atuin.zsh
+++ b/src/shell/atuin.zsh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ _atuin_search(){
 	echoti smkx
 
 	if [[ -n $output ]] ; then
+		RBUFFER=""
 		LBUFFER=$output
 	fi