diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index f15b63e..2385fdc 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ void user_interactions() {
 				func_ptr = key_binding[i].func;
 				func_ptr(parsed_input_number, i);
 
+				refresh();
+				curs_set(0);
+				refresh();
+
 			} else if (strncmp(input+number_length, key_binding[i].key, cmp_len) == 0) {
 				binding_matches++;
 				mvwprintw(stdscr, terminal_height-binding_matches-1, 0, "\t\t\t");
@@ -249,6 +253,7 @@ void move_right(){
 				if (system(cmd) == -1) {
 					/*do nothing*/
 				}
+				curs_set(1); /*for some reason, 1 here turns it invisible once again */
 				match = 1;
 				status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
 				break;
@@ -269,6 +274,7 @@ void move_right(){
 					if (system(cmd) == -1) {
 						/*do nothing*/
 					}
+					curs_set(1); /*for some reason, 1 here turns it invisible once again */
 					status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
 					break;