diff --git a/lua/telescope/actions/set.lua b/lua/telescope/actions/set.lua
index 6e12907..c479324 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/actions/set.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/actions/set.lua
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ action_set.edit = function(prompt_bufnr, command)
 
     -- TODO: Check for off-by-one
     row = entry.row or entry.lnum
-    col = vim.F.if_nil(entry.col, 1)
+    col = entry.col
   elseif not entry.bufnr then
     -- TODO: Might want to remove this and force people
     -- to put stuff into `filename`
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ action_set.edit = function(prompt_bufnr, command)
     end
   end
 
+  if row == nil or col == nil then
+    local pos = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)
+    row, col = pos[1], pos[2] + 1
+  end
+
   if row and col then
     local ok, err_msg = pcall(a.nvim_win_set_cursor, 0, { row, col })
     if not ok then