diff --git a/src/app/command-panel.coffee b/src/app/command-panel.coffee
index e7eb9d0f7..fe027b1f5 100644
--- a/src/app/command-panel.coffee
+++ b/src/app/command-panel.coffee
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ class CommandPanel extends View
   toggle: ->
     if @parent().length then @hide() else @show()
 
-  show: ->
+  show: (text='') ->
     @rootView.append(this)
     @prompt.css 'font', @editor.css('font')
     @editor.focus()
-    @editor.buffer.setText('')
+    @editor.buffer.setText(text)
 
   hide: ->
     @detach()
diff --git a/src/app/root-view.coffee b/src/app/root-view.coffee
index aacbd959b..afbd4e2e0 100644
--- a/src/app/root-view.coffee
+++ b/src/app/root-view.coffee
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ class RootView extends View
     @createProject(path)
 
     @on 'toggle-file-finder', => @toggleFileFinder()
-    @on 'show-console', -> window.showConsole()
-    @on 'find-in-file', =>
-      @commandPanel.show()
-      @commandPanel.editor.setText("/")
+    @on 'show-console', => window.showConsole()
+    @on 'find-in-file', => @commandPanel.show("/")
 
     @one 'attach', => @focus()
     @on 'focus', (e) =>