diff --git a/src/tab.rs b/src/tab.rs
index 81ac309b..388d7144 100644
--- a/src/tab.rs
+++ b/src/tab.rs
@@ -544,17 +544,22 @@ impl Tab {
             self.full_screen_ws.columns as u16,
             self.full_screen_ws.rows as u16,
         );
-        for (_, terminal) in self.panes.iter_mut() {
+        for (kind, terminal) in self.panes.iter_mut() {
             if !self.panes_to_hide.contains(&terminal.pid()) {
                 boundaries.add_rect(&terminal);
                 if let Some(vte_output) = terminal.render() {
+                    let vte_output = if let PaneKind::Terminal(_) = kind {
+                        vte_output
+                    } else {
+                        pad_to_size(&vte_output, terminal.rows(), terminal.columns())
+                    };
                     // FIXME: Use Termion for cursor and style clearing?
                     write!(
                         stdout,
                         "\u{1b}[{};{}H\u{1b}[m{}",
                         terminal.y() + 1,
                         terminal.x() + 1,
-                        pad_to_size(&vte_output, terminal.rows(), terminal.columns())
+                        vte_output
                     ).expect("cannot write to stdout");
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/terminal_pane/plugin_pane.rs b/src/terminal_pane/plugin_pane.rs
index 3d525fa7..f74d5df0 100644
--- a/src/terminal_pane/plugin_pane.rs
+++ b/src/terminal_pane/plugin_pane.rs
@@ -113,11 +113,7 @@ impl Pane for PluginPane {
                 .unwrap();
 
             self.should_render = false;
-            let goto_plugin_coordinates = format!("\u{1b}[{};{}H", self.y() + 1, self.x() + 1); // goto row/col and reset styles
-            let reset_styles = "\u{1b}[m";
-            let buf = pad_to_size(&buf_rx.recv().unwrap(), self.rows(), self.columns());
-            let vte_output = format!("{}{}{}", goto_plugin_coordinates, reset_styles, buf);
-            Some(vte_output)
+            Some(buf_rx.recv().unwrap())
         } else {
             None
         }
diff --git a/src/terminal_pane/terminal_pane.rs b/src/terminal_pane/terminal_pane.rs
index 096e9836..7f335d69 100644
--- a/src/terminal_pane/terminal_pane.rs
+++ b/src/terminal_pane/terminal_pane.rs
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ impl Pane for TerminalPane {
                     }
                 }
                 character_styles.clear();
-                vte_output.push('\n');
             }
             self.mark_for_rerender();
             Some(vte_output)