diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 8e0307c..7ae6ace 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ func (gui *Gui) Run() error {
 
 	gui.waitForIntro.Add(1)
 
-	gui.goEvery(time.Second, gui.stopChan, gui.refreshPackages)
+	gui.goEvery(time.Millisecond*250, gui.stopChan, gui.refreshPackages)
+	gui.goEvery(time.Millisecond*50, gui.stopChan, gui.refreshScreen)
 
 	g.SetManager(gocui.ManagerFunc(gui.layout), gocui.ManagerFunc(gui.getFocusLayout()))
 
@@ -231,6 +232,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) Run() error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) refreshScreen() error {
+	gui.g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
+		return nil
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+
 // RunWithSubprocesses loops, instantiating a new gocui.Gui with each iteration
 // if the error returned from a run is a ErrSubProcess, it runs the subprocess
 // otherwise it handles the error, possibly by quitting the application
diff --git a/pkg/gui/layout.go b/pkg/gui/layout.go
index bfdb7dc..d1db44a 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/layout.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/layout.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		}
 		v.Wrap = true
 		v.FgColor = textColor
-		v.IgnoreCarriageReturns = true
+		v.Autoscroll = true
 	}
 
 	hiddenViewOffset := 9999
diff --git a/pkg/gui/pty.go b/pkg/gui/pty.go
index 1babb00..f98f4f8 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/pty.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/pty.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package gui
 
 import (
+	"io"
 	"os/exec"
 
 	"github.com/creack/pty"
@@ -31,34 +32,47 @@ func (gui *Gui) onResize() error {
 // pseudo-terminal meaning we'll get the behaviour we want from the underlying
 // command.
 func (gui *Gui) newPtyTask(viewName string, cmd *exec.Cmd) error {
-	view, err := gui.g.View(viewName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil // swallowing for now
-	}
+	go func() {
+		view, err := gui.g.View(viewName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return // swallowing for now
+		}
 
-	_, height := view.Size()
-	_, oy := view.Origin()
+		view.Clear()
 
-	manager := gui.getManager(view)
+		// _, height := view.Size()
+		// _, oy := view.Origin()
 
-	ptmx, err := pty.Start(cmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+		// manager := gui.getManager(view)
 
-	gui.State.Ptmx = ptmx
-	onClose := func() {
-		ptmx.Close()
-		gui.State.Ptmx = nil
-	}
+		ptmx, err := pty.Start(cmd)
+		if err != nil {
+			// swallowing for now (actually continue to swallow this)
+			return
+		}
+		view.StdinWriter = ptmx
+		view.Pty = true
 
-	if err := gui.onResize(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+		gui.State.Ptmx = ptmx
+		onClose := func() {
+			ptmx.Close()
+			gui.State.Ptmx = nil
+			view.Pty = false
+			view.StdinWriter = nil
+		}
 
-	if err := manager.NewTask(manager.NewCmdTask(ptmx, cmd, height+oy+10, onClose)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+		if err := gui.onResize(); err != nil {
+			// swallowing for now
+			return
+		}
+
+		_, _ = io.Copy(view, ptmx)
+
+		onClose()
 
+		// if err := manager.NewTask(manager.NewCmdTask(ptmx, cmd, height+oy+10, onClose)); err != nil {
+		// 	return err
+		// }
+	}()
 	return nil
 }