diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
index e54985833..a1a22c71b 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ impl<T> Picker<T> {
     pub fn score(&mut self) {
         let now = Instant::now();
 
-        let pattern = &self.prompt.line;
+        let pattern = self.prompt.line();
 
         if pattern == &self.previous_pattern {
             return;
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ impl<T: 'static> Component for Picker<T> {
 
             let (_score, highlights) = self
                 .matcher
-                .fuzzy_indices(&formatted, &self.prompt.line)
+                .fuzzy_indices(&formatted, self.prompt.line())
                 .unwrap_or_default();
 
             surface.set_string_truncated(
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/prompt.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/prompt.rs
index c3402f023..4daa33e54 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/prompt.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/prompt.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub type Completion = (RangeFrom<usize>, Cow<'static, str>);
 
 pub struct Prompt {
     prompt: Cow<'static, str>,
-    pub line: String,
+    line: String,
     cursor: usize,
     completion: Vec<Completion>,
     selection: Option<usize>,
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ impl Prompt {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn line(&self) -> &String {
+        &self.line
+    }
+
     pub fn recalculate_completion(&mut self, editor: &Editor) {
         self.completion = (self.completion_fn)(editor, &self.line);
     }