--- a/hgext/histedit.py	Thu Jan 10 21:57:21 2019 +0900
+++ b/hgext/histedit.py	Wed Jan 09 18:00:20 2019 -0500
@@ -1593,7 +1593,10 @@
     for intentional "edit" command, but also for resolving unexpected
     conflicts).
     """
-    if ui.interface('histedit') == 'curses':
+    # kludge: _chistedit only works for starting an edit, not aborting
+    # or continuing, so fall back to regular _texthistedit for those
+    # operations.
+    if ui.interface('histedit') == 'curses' and  _getgoal(opts) == goalnew:
         return _chistedit(ui, repo, *freeargs, **opts)
     return _texthistedit(ui, repo, *freeargs, **opts)