diff --git a/src/interactive/app/eventloop.rs b/src/interactive/app/eventloop.rs
index 6cc91967..d15eabba 100644
--- a/src/interactive/app/eventloop.rs
+++ b/src/interactive/app/eventloop.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl TerminalApp {
         B: Backend,
         R: io::Read + TermReadEventsAndRaw,
     {
-        use termion::event::Key::{Char, Ctrl, Down, Esc, PageDown, PageUp, Up};
+        use termion::event::Key::{Backspace, Char, Ctrl, Down, Esc, PageDown, PageUp, Up};
         use FocussedPane::*;
 
         self.draw(terminal)?;
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ impl TerminalApp {
                 },
                 FocussedPane::Main => match key {
                     Char('O') => self.open_that(),
-                    Char('u') => self.exit_node(),
-                    Char('o') => self.enter_node(),
+                    Char('u') | Backspace => self.exit_node(),
+                    Char('o') | Char('\n') => self.enter_node(),
                     Ctrl('u') => self.change_entry_selection(CursorDirection::PageUp),
                     Char('k') => self.change_entry_selection(CursorDirection::Up),
                     Char('j') => self.change_entry_selection(CursorDirection::Down),
diff --git a/src/interactive/widgets/help.rs b/src/interactive/widgets/help.rs
index 0afff129..66fc500c 100644
--- a/src/interactive/widgets/help.rs
+++ b/src/interactive/widgets/help.rs
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ impl ToplevelComponent for ReactHelpPane {
             {
                 hotkey("j/<down>", "move down an entry");
                 hotkey("k/<up>", "move up an entry");
-                hotkey("o", "descent into the selected directory");
+                hotkey("o/<enter>", "descent into the selected directory");
                 hotkey("u", "ascent one level into the parent directory");
+                hotkey("<backspace>", "^");
                 hotkey("Ctrl + d", "move down 10 entries at once");
                 hotkey("<Page Down>", "^");
                 hotkey("Ctrl + u", "move up 10 entries at once");