diff --git a/ui/menu.c b/ui/menu.c
index 5dd8c56..c8eb745 100644
--- a/ui/menu.c
+++ b/ui/menu.c
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ void UI_DisplayMenu(void) {
             //}
 //            else
                 if(gIsInSubMenu){    // show the channel name being edited
-                    edit_index=0;
+                   edit_index= edit_index<0?0:edit_index;
                     			memmove(edit_original, edit, sizeof(edit_original));
 
                 UI_PrintStringSmall(edit, menu_item_x1, menu_item_x2, 3);