diff --git a/fnl/leap/highlight.fnl b/fnl/leap/highlight.fnl
index c093522..e8c506f 100644
--- a/fnl/leap/highlight.fnl
+++ b/fnl/leap/highlight.fnl
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
                                [(dec wininfo.topline) 0]
                                [(dec wininfo.botline) -1]
                                {:priority self.priority.backdrop}))
-        (let [[curline curcol] (map dec [(vim.fn.line ".") (vim.fn.col ".")])
-              [win-top win-bot] [(dec (vim.fn.line "w0")) (dec (vim.fn.line "w$"))]
+        (let [[curline curcol] (map dec (get-cursor-pos))
+              [win-top win-bot] (map dec [(vim.fn.line "w0") (vim.fn.line "w$")])
               [start finish] (if backward?
                                  [[win-top 0] [curline curcol]]
                                  [[curline (inc curcol)] [win-bot -1]])]
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 so we set a temporary highlight on it to see where we are."
   (let [[line col] (get-cursor-pos)
         line-str (vim.fn.getline line)
-        ch-at-curpos (case (vim.fn.strpart line-str (- col 1) 1 true)
+        ch-at-curpos (case (vim.fn.strpart line-str (dec col) 1 true)
                        "" " "  ; on an emtpy line
                        ch ch)
         id (api.nvim_buf_set_extmark 0 self.ns (dec line) (dec col)
diff --git a/lua/leap/highlight.lua b/lua/leap/highlight.lua
index 8e7ae48..581bf4a 100644
--- a/lua/leap/highlight.lua
+++ b/lua/leap/highlight.lua
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ M["apply-backdrop"] = function(self, backward_3f, _3ftarget_windows)
       end
       return nil
     else
-      local _let_5_ = map(dec, {vim.fn.line("."), vim.fn.col(".")})
+      local _let_5_ = map(dec, get_cursor_pos())
       local curline = _let_5_[1]
       local curcol = _let_5_[2]
-      local _let_6_ = {dec(vim.fn.line("w0")), dec(vim.fn.line("w$"))}
+      local _let_6_ = map(dec, {vim.fn.line("w0"), vim.fn.line("w$")})
       local win_top = _let_6_[1]
       local win_bot = _let_6_[2]
       local function _8_()
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ M["highlight-cursor"] = function(self)
   local line_str = vim.fn.getline(line)
   local ch_at_curpos
   do
-    local _12_ = vim.fn.strpart(line_str, (col - 1), 1, true)
+    local _12_ = vim.fn.strpart(line_str, dec(col), 1, true)
     if (_12_ == "") then
       ch_at_curpos = " "
     elseif (nil ~= _12_) then