diff --git a/core/cli/ci.el b/core/cli/ci.el
index 5a308237f..b608a326c 100644
--- a/core/cli/ci.el
+++ b/core/cli/ci.el
@@ -187,8 +187,9 @@
      (list (cons
             "CURRENT"
             (buffer-substring (point-min)
-                              (and (re-search-forward "^# Please enter the commit message" nil t)
-                                   (match-beginning 0))))))))
+                              (if (re-search-forward "^# Please enter the commit message" nil t)
+                                  (match-beginning 0)
+                                (point-max))))))))
 
 
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