diff --git a/src/terminal/Terminal.zig b/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
index fdf5bf3a0..f2973d4b0 100644
--- a/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
@@ -990,7 +990,11 @@ pub fn setCursorColAbsolute(self: *Terminal, col_req: usize) void {
 
     // TODO: test
 
-    assert(!self.modes.get(.origin)); // TODO
+    // TODO
+    if (!self.modes.get(.origin)) {
+        log.err("setCursorColAbsolute: cursor origin mode handling not implemented yet", .{});
+        return;
+    }
 
     if (self.status_display != .main) return; // TODO
 
@@ -1116,7 +1120,6 @@ pub fn eraseLine(
 
         else => {
             log.err("unimplemented erase line mode: {}", .{mode});
-            @panic("unimplemented");
         },
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/termio/Exec.zig b/src/termio/Exec.zig
index 4df512e7e..021e58fe8 100644
--- a/src/termio/Exec.zig
+++ b/src/termio/Exec.zig
@@ -1216,8 +1216,7 @@ const StreamHandler = struct {
     pub fn setCursorRow(self: *StreamHandler, row: u16) !void {
         if (self.terminal.modes.get(.origin)) {
             // TODO
-            log.err("setCursorRow: implement origin mode", .{});
-            unreachable;
+            log.err("setCursorRow: unimplemented origin mode handling, misrendering may occur", .{});
         }
 
         self.terminal.setCursorPos(row, self.terminal.screen.cursor.x + 1);