1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/pardes.zig b/src/pardes.zig
index 3a6e154a..dc2ec59f 100644
--- a/src/pardes.zig
+++ b/src/pardes.zig
@@ -6995,7 +6995,13 @@ pub const Pardes = struct {
         var refused = false;
         while (p.unplaced.findFirstSet()) |id| {
             p.unplaced.unset(id);
-            if (p.panes[id] != null) p.removePane(id, null) catch {};
+            if (p.panes[id]) |pane| {
+                // Refused, it was never there: the serial it took is the
+                // next pane's, as a refused Newcol's column serial is.
+                const newest = pane.serial == p.next_serial;
+                p.removePane(id, null) catch {};
+                if (newest and p.panes[id] == null) p.next_serial -= 1;
+            }
             refused = true;
         }
         // A refused pane gone, no pane it squeezed stays under its minimum.