diff --git a/static/js/components/app-main/index.js b/static/js/components/app-main/index.js
index b1753d2..19d75c9 100644
--- a/static/js/components/app-main/index.js
+++ b/static/js/components/app-main/index.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ module.exports = Vue.component('app-main', {
         xterm.open();
         xtermNode.appendChild(xterm.element);
 
-        xterm.write(code);
+        xterm.write('Terminal ready\r\n' + code);
         scroll(xterm);
 
         window.xterm = xterm;
diff --git a/static/js/terminal/lib/write.js b/static/js/terminal/lib/write.js
index 5c374ed..d4510f0 100644
--- a/static/js/terminal/lib/write.js
+++ b/static/js/terminal/lib/write.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = function (Terminal){
       this.maxRange();
     }
 
-    for (lch = ch; i < l; i++) {
+    for (; i < l; i++, lch = ch) {
       ch = data[i];
 
       switch (this.state) {