diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 0d3296f..ec3d8c0 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ int main(){
 	pthread_cond_signal(&cond_top);
 	pthread_cond_signal(&cond_mid);
 	pthread_cond_signal(&cond_lft);
-	user_interactions();
 	render_pass();
 	timeout(SETTINGS_CURSES_TIMEOUT);
 
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ int main(){
 			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_mid);
 			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_lft);
 			status &= ~(STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
-			status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_PRINTED;
+
 		} else {
 			status &= ~(STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_DELTA_TIME);
 		}
@@ -135,6 +134,9 @@ int main(){
 
 void render_pass(){
 	
+	if (status & STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_CLEAR) {
+		clear();
+	}
 	if (status & STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RESIZE) {
 
 		wresize(win_t, 1, terminal_width);
@@ -151,18 +153,23 @@ void render_pass(){
 		mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-1, 0);
 
 	}
-
 	if (status & STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK) {
+		werase(win_t);
+		werase(win_l);
+		werase(win_m);
+		werase(win_r);
+		werase(win_b);
 		window_top(win_t);
 		window_lft(win_l);
 		window_mid(win_m);
 		window_rgt(win_r);
 		window_btm(win_b);
-		wrefresh(win_t);
-		wrefresh(win_l);
-		wrefresh(win_m);
-		wrefresh(win_r);
-		wrefresh(win_b);
+		wnoutrefresh(win_t);
+		wnoutrefresh(win_l);
+		wnoutrefresh(win_m);
+		wnoutrefresh(win_r);
+		wnoutrefresh(win_b);
+		doupdate();
 		status &= ~(STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/window.c b/window.c
index eeeaabd..bd89369 100644
--- a/window.c
+++ b/window.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_mid;
 extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_rgt;
 
 void window_top(WINDOW *win){
-	werase(win);
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_top) == 0) {
 		if (*top_buffer != ' ') { /*printing ' ' (standard initialized value, see threading_init) makes valgrind throw a fuss*/
@@ -46,11 +45,10 @@ void window_top(WINDOW *win){
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_top);
 	} else {
 		mvwaddstr(win, 0, terminal_width/2, "LOADING"); 
-		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_PRINTED;
+		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_GENERIC;
 	}
 }
 void window_btm(WINDOW *win){
-	werase(win);
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_btm) == 0) {
 		if (*top_buffer != ' ') { /*printing ' ' (standard initialized value, see threading_init) makes valgrind throw a fuss*/
@@ -61,11 +59,10 @@ void window_btm(WINDOW *win){
 		/*the printing of all possible inputs are done in user_interactions */
 	}  else {
 		mvwaddstr(win, 0, terminal_width/2, "LOADING"); 
-		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_PRINTED;
+		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_GENERIC;
 	}
 }
 void window_lft(WINDOW *win){
-	werase(win);
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_lft) == 0) {
 		print_dir(win, 0, &lft_dir);
@@ -73,11 +70,10 @@ void window_lft(WINDOW *win){
 
 	} else {
 		mvwaddstr(win, terminal_height/2, terminal_width/8, "LOADING"); 
-		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_PRINTED;
+		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_GENERIC;
 	}
 }
 void window_mid(WINDOW *win){
-	werase(win);
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_mid) == 0) {
 		if (mid_dir.file_count == 0) {
@@ -88,11 +84,10 @@ void window_mid(WINDOW *win){
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 	} else {
 		mvwaddstr(win, terminal_height/2, terminal_width/4, "LOADING"); 
-		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_PRINTED;
+		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_GENERIC;
 	}
 }
 void window_rgt(WINDOW *win){
-	werase(win);
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_rgt) == 0) {
 		if (!rgt_dir.current_file) {
@@ -108,6 +103,6 @@ void window_rgt(WINDOW *win){
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_rgt);
 	} else {
 		mvwaddstr(win, terminal_height/2, terminal_width/4, "LOADING"); 
-		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_PRINTED;
+		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_GENERIC;
 	}
 }