diff --git a/src/dodo.c b/src/dodo.c
index aab8d78..6eee0e9 100644
--- a/src/dodo.c
+++ b/src/dodo.c
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ int display_task_list(int start_col, sqlite3 *db, filtered_tasks* task){
 	// end
 		X_goright(start_col);
 	}
+	// reset to the beginning of the line
+	printf("\r");
 
 	// if while loop broke and rc returned an error
 	if ( rc == SQLITE_ERROR ){