diff --git a/src/regex.nim b/src/regex.nim
index b5991b1..3af49ce 100644
--- a/src/regex.nim
+++ b/src/regex.nim
@@ -426,6 +426,11 @@ template runeIncAt(s: string, n: var int) =
   else:
     n = s.len+1
 
+template findNextImpl(
+  s, pattern, m, i, isNext: untyped
+): untyped =
+  matchImpl(s, pattern, m, {mfFindMatch}, i, isNext)
+
 iterator findAll*(
   s: string,
   pattern: Regex,
@@ -447,7 +452,7 @@ iterator findAll*(
   var i = start
   var m: RegexMatch
   while i <= len(s):
-    if not find(s, pattern, m, i):
+    if not findNextImpl(s, pattern, m, i, i > start):
       break
     elif m.boundaries.b >= m.boundaries.a:
       doAssert i < m.boundaries.b+1
@@ -497,7 +502,7 @@ iterator split*(s: string, sep: Regex): string {.inline, raises: [].} =
     m: RegexMatch
   # This is pretty much findAll
   while i <= len(s):
-    if not find(s, sep, m, i):
+    if not findNextImpl(s, sep, m, i, true):
       i = s.len+1
       last = s.len+1
     elif m.boundaries.b >= m.boundaries.a:
@@ -539,7 +544,7 @@ func splitIncl*(s: string, sep: Regex): seq[string] {.inline, raises: [].} =
     skipFirst = true
     m: RegexMatch
   while i <= len(s):
-    if not find(s, sep, m, i):
+    if not findNextImpl(s, sep, m, i, true):
       i = s.len+1
       last = s.len+1
     elif m.boundaries.b >= m.boundaries.a:
diff --git a/src/regex/nfamacro.nim b/src/regex/nfamacro.nim
index dc25990..ed7d690 100644
--- a/src/regex/nfamacro.nim
+++ b/src/regex/nfamacro.nim
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ func matchImpl*(
   regex: static Regex,
   m: var RegexMatch,
   flags: static MatchFlags,
-  start = 0
+  start = 0,
+  isContinuation = false
 ): bool {.inline.} =
   const eoeNode {.used.} = regex.eoeNode()
   # workaround Nim/issues/13252
@@ -468,7 +469,8 @@ func matchImpl*(
   smB = newSubmatches(regex.nfa.len)
   smA.add((0'i16, -1'i32, start .. start-1))
   when mfFindMatch in flags:
-    if 0 <= start-1 and start-1 <= len(text)-1:
+    if isContinuation and
+        0 <= start-1 and start-1 <= len(text)-1:
       cPrev = bwRuneAt(text, start-1).int32
   while i < len(text):
     fastRuneAt(text, i, c, true)
diff --git a/src/regex/nfamatch.nim b/src/regex/nfamatch.nim
index 23c5537..808e1c3 100644
--- a/src/regex/nfamatch.nim
+++ b/src/regex/nfamatch.nim
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ func matchImpl*(
   regex: Regex,
   m: var RegexMatch,
   flags: static MatchFlags,
-  start = 0
+  start = 0,
+  isContinuation = false
 ): bool {.inline.} =
   m.clear()
   var
@@ -114,7 +115,8 @@ func matchImpl*(
   smB = newSubmatches(regex.nfa.len)
   smA.add((0'i16, -1'i32, start .. start-1))
   when mfFindMatch in flags:
-    if 0 <= start-1 and start-1 <= len(text)-1:
+    if isContinuation and
+        0 <= start-1 and start-1 <= len(text)-1:
       cPrev = bwRuneAt(text, start-1).int32
   while i < len(text):
     fastRuneAt(text, i, c, true)
diff --git a/tests/tests.nim b/tests/tests.nim
index 363f88e..0b2b0ba 100644
--- a/tests/tests.nim
+++ b/tests/tests.nim
@@ -1681,26 +1681,18 @@ test "tmisc2":
                 bazz//
     //"""
     check replace(input, re"(?m)$", "//") == expected
-  check(not find("foobarbar", re"^bar", m, start=3))
-  check find("foobar\nbar", re"(?m)^bar", m, start=3) and
+  # We treat start as text[start..^1], see issue #64
+  check find("foobarbar", re"^bar", m, start=3)
+  check find("foobarbar", re"^bar", m, start=3) and
+    m.boundaries == 3 .. 5
+  check find("foobar\nbar", re"(?m)^bar", m, start=4) and
     m.boundaries == 7 .. 9
-  check find("foo\nbar\nbar", re"(?m)^bar", m, start=3) and
-    m.boundaries == 4 .. 6
-  check find("foo\nbar\nbar", re"(?m)^bar", m, start=4) and
-    m.boundaries == 4 .. 6
   block:
     # The bounds must contain the empty match index
     check find("foo\nbar\nbar", re"(?m)^", m) and
       m.boundaries == 0 .. -1
     check find("foo\nbar\nbar", re"(?m)^", m, start=1) and
-      m.boundaries == 4 .. 3
-    check find("foo\nbar\nbar", re"(?m)^", m, start=4) and
-      m.boundaries == 4 .. 3
-    check find("foo\nbar\nbar", re"(?m)^", m, start=5) and
-      m.boundaries == 8 .. 7
-    check find("foo\nbar\nbar", re"(?m)^", m, start=8) and
-      m.boundaries == 8 .. 7
-    check(not find("foo\nbar\nbar", re"(?m)^", m, start=9))
+      m.boundaries == 1 .. 0
     check find("foo\nbar\nbar", re"(?m)$", m) and
       m.boundaries == 3 .. 2
     check find("foo\nbar\nbar", re"(?m)$", m, start=3) and
@@ -1759,3 +1751,6 @@ test "tmisc2":
   check split("aaa", re"a") == @["", "", "", ""]
   check split("a\na\na", re"(?m)^") == @["a\n", "a\n", "a"]
   check split("\n\n", re"(?m)^") == @["\n", "\n"]
+  # issue #64
+  check match("xabc", re"^abc$", m, start = 1)
+  check find("xabc", re"^abc$", m, start = 1)