diff --git a/rlgterm.js b/rlgterm.js
index 1b50b36..6140b4d 100644
--- a/rlgterm.js
+++ b/rlgterm.js
@@ -581,6 +581,8 @@ function startwatching(gamenumber) {
       session.id = reply.id;
       session.playing = false;
       termemu.resize(reply.h, reply.w);
+      termemu.reset();
+      termemu.toAltBuf();
       setTitle("Watching");
       debug(1, "Watching with id " + session.id);
       setmode("play");
@@ -644,6 +646,7 @@ function gameover() {
   session.playing = false;
   ajaxstate.clear();
   setTitle("Game over.");
+  termemu.toNormBuf();
   nsend = 0;
   nrecv = 0;
   msgQ = [];