Index: b/src/editinteractor.cpp
===================================================================
--- b/src/editinteractor.cpp
+++ b/src/editinteractor.cpp
@@ -95,12 +95,16 @@
     {
         EditInteractor::Private *ei = (EditInteractor::Private *)opaque;
 
-        Error err = status_to_error(status);
+        Error err;
+
+        const unsigned int oldState = ei->state;
+        if (oldState != EditInteractor::StartState) {
+            err = status_to_error(status);
+        }
 
         if (!err) {
 
             // advance to next state based on input:
-            const unsigned int oldState = ei->state;
             ei->state = ei->q->nextState(status, args, err);
             if (ei->debug) {
                 std::fprintf(ei->debug, "EditInteractor: %u -> nextState( %s, %s ) -> %u\n",