diff --git a/src/normal.cc b/src/normal.cc
index 12843565..5f0512d7 100644
--- a/src/normal.cc
+++ b/src/normal.cc
@@ -764,7 +764,6 @@ void insert_output(Context& context, NormalParams params)
             auto& selections = context.selections();
             auto& buffer = context.buffer();
             const size_t old_main = selections.main_index();
-            Vector<BufferRange> ins_range;
 
             selections.for_each([&](size_t index, Selection& sel) {
                 selections.set_main_index(index);
@@ -772,16 +771,13 @@ void insert_output(Context& context, NormalParams params)
                     cmdline, context, content(context.buffer(), sel),
                     ShellManager::Flags::WaitForStdout);
 
+                auto& min = sel.min();
+                auto& max = sel.max();
                 auto range = insert(buffer, sel, paste_pos(buffer, sel, mode, false), out);
-                ins_range.push_back(range);
+                min = range.begin;
+                max = range.end > range.begin ? buffer.char_prev(range.end) : range.begin;
             });
-
-            selections.set(ins_range | transform([&buffer](auto& range) {
-                if (range.empty())
-                    return Selection{range.begin, range.end};
-                return Selection{range.begin,
-                                 buffer.char_prev(range.end)};
-            }) | gather<Vector>(), old_main);
+            selections.set_main_index(old_main);
         });
 }