diff --git a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
index a23ab9521..22474132c 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ var kDelegateRespondsTo_textShouldBeginEditing
 - (void)setString:(CPString)aString
 {
     [_textStorage replaceCharactersInRange:CPMakeRange(0, [_layoutManager numberOfCharacters]) withString:aString];
-    [self setSelectedRange:CPMakeRange(0, [aString length])];
+    [self setSelectedRange:CPMakeRange(0, 0)];
     [self didChangeText];
     [_layoutManager _validateLayoutAndGlyphs];
     [self sizeToFit];