diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index ec3d8c0..c4e0ebf 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -170,7 +170,11 @@ void render_pass(){
 		wnoutrefresh(win_r);
 		wnoutrefresh(win_b);
 		doupdate();
-		status &= ~(STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
+		status &= ~(STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK - STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_DIR_CHANGE);
+	}
+	if (status & STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_DIR_CHANGE) {
+		status &= ~STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_DIR_CHANGE;
+		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_GENERIC;
 	}
 }
 /*this function exists for things done at startup (initialization, reading config, etc)*/