diff --git a/eval.go b/eval.go
index 6519a7a..1408e10 100644
--- a/eval.go
+++ b/eval.go
@@ -606,44 +606,50 @@ func (e *callExpr) eval(app *app, args []string) {
 		if app.ui.cmdPrefix != "" && app.ui.cmdPrefix != ">" {
 			normal(app)
 		}
-		app.nav.up(e.count)
-		app.ui.loadFile(app.nav, true)
-		app.ui.loadFileInfo(app.nav)
+		if app.nav.up(e.count) {
+			app.ui.loadFile(app.nav, true)
+			app.ui.loadFileInfo(app.nav)
+		}
 	case "half-up":
 		if app.ui.cmdPrefix != "" && app.ui.cmdPrefix != ">" {
 			normal(app)
 		}
-		app.nav.up(e.count * app.nav.height / 2)
-		app.ui.loadFile(app.nav, true)
-		app.ui.loadFileInfo(app.nav)
+		if app.nav.up(e.count * app.nav.height / 2) {
+			app.ui.loadFile(app.nav, true)
+			app.ui.loadFileInfo(app.nav)
+		}
 	case "page-up":
 		if app.ui.cmdPrefix != "" && app.ui.cmdPrefix != ">" {
 			normal(app)
 		}
-		app.nav.up(e.count * app.nav.height)
-		app.ui.loadFile(app.nav, true)
-		app.ui.loadFileInfo(app.nav)
+		if app.nav.up(e.count * app.nav.height) {
+			app.ui.loadFile(app.nav, true)
+			app.ui.loadFileInfo(app.nav)
+		}
 	case "down":
 		if app.ui.cmdPrefix != "" && app.ui.cmdPrefix != ">" {
 			normal(app)
 		}
-		app.nav.down(e.count)
-		app.ui.loadFile(app.nav, true)
-		app.ui.loadFileInfo(app.nav)
+		if app.nav.down(e.count) {
+			app.ui.loadFile(app.nav, true)
+			app.ui.loadFileInfo(app.nav)
+		}
 	case "half-down":
 		if app.ui.cmdPrefix != "" && app.ui.cmdPrefix != ">" {
 			normal(app)
 		}
-		app.nav.down(e.count * app.nav.height / 2)
-		app.ui.loadFile(app.nav, true)
-		app.ui.loadFileInfo(app.nav)
+		if app.nav.down(e.count * app.nav.height / 2) {
+			app.ui.loadFile(app.nav, true)
+			app.ui.loadFileInfo(app.nav)
+		}
 	case "page-down":
 		if app.ui.cmdPrefix != "" && app.ui.cmdPrefix != ">" {
 			normal(app)
 		}
-		app.nav.down(e.count * app.nav.height)
-		app.ui.loadFile(app.nav, true)
-		app.ui.loadFileInfo(app.nav)
+		if app.nav.down(e.count * app.nav.height) {
+			app.ui.loadFile(app.nav, true)
+			app.ui.loadFileInfo(app.nav)
+		}
 	case "updir":
 		if app.ui.cmdPrefix != "" && app.ui.cmdPrefix != ">" {
 			normal(app)
diff --git a/nav.go b/nav.go
index da190e6..6c4b26f 100644
--- a/nav.go
+++ b/nav.go
@@ -590,14 +590,16 @@ func (nav *nav) sort() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (nav *nav) up(dist int) {
+func (nav *nav) up(dist int) bool {
 	dir := nav.currDir()
 
+	old := dir.ind
+
 	if dir.ind == 0 {
 		if gOpts.wrapscroll {
 			nav.bottom()
 		}
-		return
+		return old != dir.ind
 	}
 
 	dir.ind -= dist
@@ -606,18 +608,22 @@ func (nav *nav) up(dist int) {
 	dir.pos -= dist
 	edge := min(min(nav.height/2, gOpts.scrolloff), dir.ind)
 	dir.pos = max(dir.pos, edge)
+
+	return old != dir.ind
 }
 
-func (nav *nav) down(dist int) {
+func (nav *nav) down(dist int) bool {
 	dir := nav.currDir()
 
+	old := dir.ind
+
 	maxind := len(dir.files) - 1
 
 	if dir.ind >= maxind {
 		if gOpts.wrapscroll {
 			nav.top()
 		}
-		return
+		return old != dir.ind
 	}
 
 	dir.ind += dist
@@ -632,6 +638,8 @@ func (nav *nav) down(dist int) {
 
 	dir.pos = min(dir.pos, nav.height-edge-1)
 	dir.pos = min(dir.pos, maxind)
+
+	return old != dir.ind
 }
 
 func (nav *nav) updir() error {