diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a57a7d..1aca867 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 magic-enter
 ===========
 
-A fork of the magic enter feature from [subnixr's minimal] prompt theme.
-Shown when there is no command and user presses ENTER.
+A fork of the magic enter feature from [subnixr's minimal] prompt theme. Shown
+when there is no command at the start of a command line and user presses ENTER.
 
 What does it show?
 ------------------
diff --git a/init.zsh b/init.zsh
index 4e3f1e8..bb8d2be 100644
--- a/init.zsh
+++ b/init.zsh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ _prompt_mnml_precmd() {
 }
 
 _prompt_mnml_buffer-empty() {
-  if [[ -z ${BUFFER} ]]; then
+  if [[ -z ${BUFFER} && ${CONTEXT} == start ]]; then
     # draw infoline
     if (( MNML_LAST_ERR )) print -Pn '%F{${MNML_ERR_COLOR}}${MNML_LAST_ERR} '
     print -Pn '%(1j.%F{244}%j%f& .)%F{244}%n%f@%F{244}%m%f:'