diff --git a/urtext/buffer.py b/urtext/buffer.py
index c51568c..95cf7d2 100644
--- a/urtext/buffer.py
+++ b/urtext/buffer.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def write_buffer_messages(self, messages=None):
             messaged_contents,
             ])
         self.messages = []
-        self.contents = new_contents
+        self.set_buffer_contents(new_contents, clear_messages=False)
         
     def __get_messages(self):
         messages = []