diff --git a/src/input/input.cpp b/src/input/input.cpp
index 94122e651..41d3b994d 100644
--- a/src/input/input.cpp
+++ b/src/input/input.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void Tick(ncpp::NotCurses* nc, uint64_t sec) {
 
 void Ticker(ncpp::NotCurses* nc) {
   do{
-    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds{1000});
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds{100});
     const uint64_t sec = (timenow_to_ns() - start) / NANOSECS_IN_SEC;
     Tick(nc, sec);
   }while(!done);
diff --git a/src/lib/in.c b/src/lib/in.c
index 622217944..f5e1d814f 100644
--- a/src/lib/in.c
+++ b/src/lib/in.c
@@ -1459,6 +1459,7 @@ pump_control_read(inputctx* ictx, unsigned char c){
           ictx->numeric = 0;
         }
         ictx->state = STATE_NULL;
+        return 2;
       }else if(c >= 0x40 && c <= 0x7E){
         ictx->state = STATE_NULL;
         if(c == 'c'){