diff --git a/src/lib/render.c b/src/lib/render.c
index 0101b4e45..388cd7c32 100644
--- a/src/lib/render.c
+++ b/src/lib/render.c
@@ -1252,9 +1252,7 @@ rasterize_core(notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, fbuf* f, unsigned phase){
 //fprintf(stderr, "damageidx: %ld\n", damageidx);
     }
     if(saw_linefeed){
-fprintf(stderr, "OH WE SAW THE LINEFEED (%d/%d)!\n", nc->rstate.logendy, nc->rstate.logendx);
       nc->rstate.logendx = 0;
-fprintf(stderr, "OH WE SAW THE LINEFEED (%d/%d)!\n", nc->rstate.logendy, nc->rstate.logendx);
     }
   }
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/poc/cli.c b/src/poc/cli.c
index a7864e46e..851df3eb7 100644
--- a/src/poc/cli.c
+++ b/src/poc/cli.c
@@ -11,13 +11,24 @@ int main(void){
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   struct ncplane* stdn = notcurses_stdplane(nc);
-  ncplane_putstr(stdn, "press any key\n");
-  notcurses_render(nc);
+  ncplane_set_scrolling(stdn, true);
+  if(ncplane_putstr(stdn, "press any key\n") < 0){
+    goto err;
+  }
+  if(notcurses_render(nc)){
+    goto err;
+  }
   ncinput ni;
   do{
     notcurses_get_blocking(nc, &ni);
   }while(ni.evtype == NCTYPE_RELEASE);
-  notcurses_render(nc);
+  if(notcurses_render(nc)){
+    goto err;
+  }
   notcurses_stop(nc);
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+
+err:
+  notcurses_stop(nc);
+  return EXIT_FAILURE;
 }