diff --git a/lua/telescope/actions/set.lua b/lua/telescope/actions/set.lua
index 017975b..45d0a36 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/actions/set.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/actions/set.lua
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ action_set.edit = function(prompt_bufnr, command)
 
     -- TODO: Check for off-by-one
     row = entry.row or entry.lnum
-    col = entry.col
+    col = vim.F.if_nil(entry.col, 1)
   elseif not entry.bufnr then
     -- TODO: Might want to remove this and force people
     -- to put stuff into `filename`