diff --git a/grid.c b/grid.c
index 7fcddf61..741e9bf3 100644
--- a/grid.c
+++ b/grid.c
@@ -59,6 +59,25 @@ static size_t	grid_string_cells_bg(const struct grid_cell *, int *);
 static void	grid_string_cells_code(const struct grid_cell *,
 		    const struct grid_cell *, char *, size_t, int);
 
+/* Store cell in entry. */
+static void
+grid_store_cell(struct grid_cell_entry *gce, const struct grid_cell *gc,
+    u_char c)
+{
+	gce->flags = gc->flags;
+
+	gce->data.fg = gc->fg & 0xff;
+	if (gc->fg & COLOUR_FLAG_256)
+		gce->flags |= GRID_FLAG_FG256;
+
+	gce->data.bg = gc->bg & 0xff;
+	if (gc->bg & COLOUR_FLAG_256)
+		gce->flags |= GRID_FLAG_BG256;
+
+	gce->data.attr = gc->attr;
+	gce->data.data = c;
+}
+
 /* Set cell as extended. */
 static struct grid_cell *
 grid_extended_cell(struct grid_line *gl, struct grid_cell_entry *gce,
@@ -371,11 +390,10 @@ grid_set_cell(struct grid *gd, u_int px, u_int py, const struct grid_cell *gc)
 	grid_expand_line(gd, py, px + 1, 8);
 
 	gl = &gd->linedata[py];
-	gce = &gl->celldata[px];
-
 	if (px + 1 > gl->cellused)
 		gl->cellused = px + 1;
 
+	gce = &gl->celldata[px];
 	extended = (gce->flags & GRID_FLAG_EXTENDED);
 	if (!extended && (gc->data.size != 1 || gc->data.width != 1))
 		extended = 1;
@@ -383,20 +401,10 @@ grid_set_cell(struct grid *gd, u_int px, u_int py, const struct grid_cell *gc)
 		extended = 1;
 	if (!extended && (gc->bg & COLOUR_FLAG_RGB))
 		extended = 1;
-	if (extended) {
+	if (extended)
 		grid_extended_cell(gl, gce, gc);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	gce->flags = gc->flags;
-	gce->data.attr = gc->attr;
-	gce->data.fg = gc->fg & 0xff;
-	if (gc->fg & COLOUR_FLAG_256)
-		gce->flags |= GRID_FLAG_FG256;
-	gce->data.bg = gc->bg & 0xff;
-	if (gc->bg & COLOUR_FLAG_256)
-		gce->flags |= GRID_FLAG_BG256;
-	gce->data.data = gc->data.data[0];
+	else
+		grid_store_cell(gce, gc, gc->data.data[0]);
 }
 
 /* Clear area. */
diff --git a/screen-redraw.c b/screen-redraw.c
index ae2948aa..c2e39410 100644
--- a/screen-redraw.c
+++ b/screen-redraw.c
@@ -423,6 +423,9 @@ screen_redraw_pane(struct client *c, struct window_pane *wp)
 	if (status_at_line(c) == 0)
 		yoff++;
 
+	log_debug("%s: redraw pane %%%u (at %u,%u)", c->tty.path, wp->id,
+	    wp->xoff, yoff);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < wp->sy; i++)
 		tty_draw_pane(&c->tty, wp, i, wp->xoff, yoff);
 	tty_reset(&c->tty);