diff --git a/babi.py b/babi.py
index 05dfce8..8268615 100644
--- a/babi.py
+++ b/babi.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import _curses
 import argparse
 import curses
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import List
 from typing import Tuple
 
 VERSION_STR = 'babi v0'
@@ -92,6 +93,15 @@ def _write_status(stdscr: '_curses._CursesWindow', status: str) -> None:
         stdscr.addstr(curses.LINES - 1, offset, status, curses.A_REVERSE)
 
 
+def _write_lines(stdscr: '_curses._CursesWindow', lines: List[str]) -> None:
+    lines_to_display = min(len(lines), curses.LINES - 2)
+    for i in range(lines_to_display):
+        stdscr.addstr(i + 1, 0, lines[i][:curses.COLS])
+    blankline = ' ' * curses.COLS
+    for i in range(lines_to_display, curses.LINES - 2):
+        stdscr.addstr(i + 1, 0, blankline)
+
+
 def c_main(stdscr: '_curses._CursesWindow', args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     _init_colors(stdscr)
 
@@ -103,6 +113,12 @@ def c_main(stdscr: '_curses._CursesWindow', args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     status_action_counter = -1
     position_y, position_x = 0, 0
 
+    if args.filename is not None:
+        with open(args.filename) as f:
+            lines = list(f)
+    else:
+        lines = []
+
     def _set_status(s: str) -> None:
         nonlocal status, status_action_counter
         status = s
@@ -115,6 +131,7 @@ def c_main(stdscr: '_curses._CursesWindow', args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
 
         _write_header(stdscr, filename, modified=False)
         _write_status(stdscr, status)
+        _write_lines(stdscr, lines)
         stdscr.move(position_y + 1, position_x)
 
         wch = stdscr.get_wch()
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index b0200a8..72cad7c 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 coverage
-git+https://github.com/ionelmc/python-remote-pdb@a5469c2d
 git+https://github.com/mjsir911/hecate@092f811
 pytest
+remote-pdb
diff --git a/tests/babi_test.py b/tests/babi_test.py
index 46ff0e5..aa0d0a9 100644
--- a/tests/babi_test.py
+++ b/tests/babi_test.py
@@ -4,17 +4,29 @@ import sys
 
 import pytest
 from hecate import Runner
+from hecate.hecate import AbnormalExit
 
 import babi
 
 
+class PrintsErrorRunner(Runner):
+    def await_exit(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        try:
+            return super().await_exit(*args, **kwargs)
+        except AbnormalExit:  # pragma: no cover
+            print('=' * 79, flush=True)
+            print(self.screenshot(), end='', flush=True)
+            print('=' * 79, flush=True)
+            raise
+
+
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def run(*args, color=True, **kwargs):
     cmd = (sys.executable, '-mcoverage', 'run', '-m', 'babi', *args)
     quoted = ' '.join(shlex.quote(p) for p in cmd)
     term = 'screen-256color' if color else 'screen'
     cmd = ('bash', '-c', f'export TERM={term}; exec {quoted}')
-    with Runner(*cmd, **kwargs) as h:
+    with PrintsErrorRunner(*cmd, **kwargs) as h:
         h.await_text(babi.VERSION_STR)
         yield h
 
@@ -86,6 +98,7 @@ def test_window_bounds(tmpdir):
     f.write(f'{"x" * 40}\n' * 40)
 
     with run(str(f), width=30, height=30) as h, and_exit(h):
+        h.await_text('x' * 30)
         # make sure we don't go off the top left of the screen
         h.press('LEFT')
         h.press('UP')