diff --git a/eventMouseMove.go b/eventMouseMove.go
index 3ff05f3..b42f324 100644
--- a/eventMouseMove.go
+++ b/eventMouseMove.go
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 			tk.dumpWidget("mouseMove()")
 		}
 	}
+
 	if msgMouseDown {
+		// plugin will segfault if you don't keep this inside a check for msgMouseDown
+		// don't move this code out of here
 		for _, tk := range findByXY(w, h) {
-			if tk.node == nil {
-				log.Info("mouseMove() tk.node == nil")
-			} else {
-				if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout && msgMouseDown {
-					moveMsg(g)
-					return
-				}
+			if tk.node.WidgetType == widget.Stdout {
+				// moveMsg(g)
+				tk.moveNew(g)
+				return
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 	}
 }
 
+// this is how the window gets dragged around
+func (tk *guiWidget) moveNew(g *gocui.Gui) {
+	mx, my := g.MousePosition()
+	if !me.movingMsg && (mx != initialMouseX || my != initialMouseY) {
+		me.movingMsg = true
+	}
+	// tk.MoveToOffset(mx-xOffset, my-yOffset)
+	g.SetView("msg", mx-xOffset, my-yOffset, mx-xOffset+outputW, my-yOffset+outputH+me.FramePadH, 0)
+	me.startOutputW = mx - xOffset
+	me.startOutputH = my - yOffset
+	g.SetViewOnBottom("msg")
+}
+
 // this is how the window gets dragged around
 func moveMsg(g *gocui.Gui) {
 	mx, my := g.MousePosition()