diff --git a/tui_main.c b/tui_main.c
index 8bdb7c3..e82b5cf 100644
--- a/tui_main.c
+++ b/tui_main.c
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ void tdraw_tui_cursor(WINDOW* win, int win_h, int win_w, Glyph const* gbuffer,
   Glyph beneath = gbuffer[cursor_y * field_w + cursor_x];
   char displayed;
   if (beneath == '.') {
+    displayed = '@';
     switch (input_mode) {
     case Tui_input_mode_normal:
-      displayed = '@';
       break;
     case Tui_input_mode_piano:
       displayed = '^';