diff --git a/src/tokenized-line.coffee b/src/tokenized-line.coffee
index d88610ef7..2694da93b 100644
--- a/src/tokenized-line.coffee
+++ b/src/tokenized-line.coffee
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class TokenizedLine
     @lineEnding is null
 
   isOutsidePhantomToken: (column) ->
-    @tokens[0].isPhantom && column > @tokens[0].screenDelta
+    !@tokens[0].isPhantom || column > @tokens[0].screenDelta
 
   isInsidePhantomToken: (column) ->
     @tokens[0].isPhantom && column < @tokens[0].screenDelta