diff --git a/src/plugins/remotectl/remotectl.c b/src/plugins/remotectl/remotectl.c
index de33562..1b2fadd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotectl/remotectl.c
+++ b/src/plugins/remotectl/remotectl.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 		return ENOTCONN;
 
 	trace("%s: pos=%d row=%d col=%d",__FUNCTION__,rc,rc/80,rc%80);
-	lib3270_set_cursor_address(hSession,(int) rc);
+	lib3270_set_cursor_address(hSession,((int) rc) -1);
 	return 0;
  }
 
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