diff --git a/src/core/Buffer.cc b/src/core/Buffer.cc
index bb0c6d6..de0b4dc 100644
--- a/src/core/Buffer.cc
+++ b/src/core/Buffer.cc
@@ -166,26 +166,23 @@ void Buffer::exit_insert_mode()
 
 void Buffer::insert_code_point(const Buffer::Iterator & position, uint32_t code_point, bool adjust_iterators)
 {
-    if (m_insert_mode)
+    Buffer::Iterator local_position = position;
+    if ((code_point != '\n') && (size() == 0u))
     {
-        Buffer::Iterator local_position = position;
-        if ((code_point != '\n') && (size() == 0u))
+        insert_code_point(position, '\n', false);
+    }
+    uint8_t encoded[Encoding::MAX_CODE_POINT_SIZE];
+    uint8_t bytes = Encoding::encode(code_point, m_encoding, encoded);
+    m_gap_buffer->insert(local_position.offset(), encoded, bytes);
+    record_change(encoded, bytes, local_position.offset(), true);
+    ssize_t lines = (code_point == '\n') ? 1 : 0;
+    if (adjust_iterators)
+    {
+        for (auto iterator : m_iterators)
         {
-            insert_code_point(position, '\n', false);
-        }
-        uint8_t encoded[Encoding::MAX_CODE_POINT_SIZE];
-        uint8_t bytes = Encoding::encode(code_point, m_encoding, encoded);
-        m_gap_buffer->insert(local_position.offset(), encoded, bytes);
-        record_change(encoded, bytes, local_position.offset(), true);
-        ssize_t lines = (code_point == '\n') ? 1 : 0;
-        if (adjust_iterators)
-        {
-            for (auto iterator : m_iterators)
+            if (*iterator >= local_position)
             {
-                if (*iterator >= local_position)
-                {
-                    iterator->warp(bytes, lines);
-                }
+                iterator->warp(bytes, lines);
             }
         }
     }