diff --git a/src/core.go b/src/core.go
index 0545c48..a4751a5 100644
--- a/src/core.go
+++ b/src/core.go
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ func Run(opts *Options, version string, revision string) {
 	determine := func(final bool) {
 		if heightUnknown {
 			if total >= maxFit || final {
+				deferred = false
 				heightUnknown = false
 				terminal.startChan <- fitpad{util.Min(total, maxFit), padHeight}
 			}
diff --git a/test/test_go.rb b/test/test_go.rb
index 7f7d564..9285a07 100755
--- a/test/test_go.rb
+++ b/test/test_go.rb
@@ -2716,6 +2716,13 @@ class TestGoFZF < TestBase
       assert(lines.any? { _1.include?('only match') })
     end
   end
+
+  def test_height_range_with_exit_0
+    tmux.send_keys "seq 10 | #{FZF} --height ~10% --exit-0", :Enter
+    tmux.until { |lines| assert_equal 10, lines.item_count }
+    tmux.send_keys :c
+    tmux.until { |lines| assert_equal 0, lines.match_count }
+  end
 end
 
 module TestShell