diff --git a/toys/pending/crontab.c b/toys/pending/crontab.c
index 6c1c65a29a9c50fecc1c81cafe60826290fcf9cf..559ae189a3f71a52abf95d9fb70a898c424562df 100644
--- a/toys/pending/crontab.c
+++ b/toys/pending/crontab.c
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ static void do_edit(struct passwd *pwd)
   if ((destfd = mkstemp(tname)) < 0)
     perror_exit("Can't open tmp file");
 
+  xwrite(destfd, "", 1);
   fchmod(destfd, 0666);
   snprintf(toybuf, sizeof(toybuf), "%s%s", TT.cdir, pwd->pw_name);
 
diff --git a/toys/pending/vi.c b/toys/pending/vi.c
index d39e66eef88296cf3be0dacb1b6a5b4c5d1d383d..46447302aee311de6d33f494808b32cbe0475f26 100644
--- a/toys/pending/vi.c
+++ b/toys/pending/vi.c
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ void vi_main(void)
   int utf8_dec_p = 0;
   char vi_buf[16];
   int vi_buf_pos = 0;
+  int visual_flag = 0;
   il = xzalloc(sizeof(struct str_line));
   il->str_data = xzalloc(80);
   il->alloc_len = 80;
@@ -907,8 +908,11 @@ void vi_main(void)
   while(1) {
     int key = scan_key(keybuf, -1);
 
-  terminal_size(&TT.screen_width, &TT.screen_height);
-  TT.screen_height -= 2; //TODO this is hack fix visual alignment
+    terminal_size(&TT.screen_width, &TT.screen_height);
+    if (visual_flag == 0) {
+      TT.screen_height -= 2;
+      visual_flag++;
+    }
     // TODO: support cursor keys in ex mode too.
     if (TT.vi_mode && key>=256) {
       key -= 256;