diff -u nano/nano.c nano-mxleak/nano.c
--- nano/nano.c	Sat Jan 25 20:53:49 2003
+++ nano-mxleak/nano.c	Sat Jan 25 20:53:43 2003
@@ -232,6 +232,13 @@
     if ((editwinrows = LINES - 5 + no_help()) < MIN_EDITOR_ROWS)
 	die_too_small();
 
+    if (edit != NULL)
+	delwin(edit);
+    if (topwin != NULL)
+	delwin(topwin);
+    if (bottomwin != NULL)
+	delwin(bottomwin);
+
     /* Set up the main text window */
     edit = newwin(editwinrows, COLS, 2, 0);