diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c1201be..3c8eedf 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-var MOVE_LEFT = new Buffer('1b5b3130303044', 'hex').toString();
 var MOVE_UP = new Buffer('1b5b3141', 'hex').toString();
 var CLEAR_LINE = new Buffer('1b5b304b', 'hex').toString();
 var stringWidth = require('string-width');
@@ -23,9 +22,9 @@ module.exports = function(stream) {
 		str = '';
 		var nextStr = Array.prototype.join.call(arguments, ' ');
 
-		// Clear screen
+		// Move to beginning of line and clear, then move up for each previous line
 		for (var i=0; i<prevLineCount; i++) {
-			str += MOVE_LEFT + CLEAR_LINE + (i < prevLineCount-1 ? MOVE_UP : '');
+			str += '\r' + CLEAR_LINE + (i < prevLineCount-1 ? MOVE_UP : '');
 		}
 
 		// Actual log output
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = function(stream) {
 	};
 
 	log.clear = function() {
-		stream.write('');
+    	stream.write('\n');
 	};
 
 	return log;
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index c8a2e79..ced5f84 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ setInterval(function() {
   if (i < 30) s += '\nline 3 - ' + Math.random();
   if (i < 20) s += '\nline 4 - ' + Math.random();
 
+  if (i < 10) s += '\nline 5 - Long line - ' + '*'.repeat(process.stdout.columns) + ' - ' + Math.random();
+
   log(s);
 
   if (i === 50) {