diff --git a/lib/ace/document.js b/lib/ace/document.js
index bfd80de9..67c8a525 100644
--- a/lib/ace/document.js
+++ b/lib/ace/document.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ var Document = function(text) {
 
         position = this.$clipPosition(position);
 
-        if (this.getLength() <= 1)
+        if (this.getLength() >= 1)
             this.$detectNewLine(text);
 
         var lines = this.$split(text);