diff --git a/autoload/gist.vim b/autoload/gist.vim
index 7f803c6..89eb28a 100644
--- a/autoload/gist.vim
+++ b/autoload/gist.vim
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ function! s:GistGet(gistid, clipboard) abort
             endif
           endif
           setlocal noswapfile
+          silent! exec 'bdel' s:bufprefix.a:gistid.'/'.fnameescape(filename) 
           silent exec 'noautocmd file' s:bufprefix.a:gistid.'/'.fnameescape(filename)
         endif
         set undolevels=-1