diff --git a/gerrit/widget.go b/gerrit/widget.go
index bd87fef24..00797a92e 100644
--- a/gerrit/widget.go
+++ b/gerrit/widget.go
@@ -183,4 +183,5 @@ func (widget *Widget) showHelp() {
 
 	widget.pages.AddPage("help", modal, false, true)
 	widget.app.SetFocus(modal)
+	widget.app.Draw()
 }
diff --git a/git/widget.go b/git/widget.go
index 166b20fcf..00ed621f5 100644
--- a/git/widget.go
+++ b/git/widget.go
@@ -211,4 +211,5 @@ func (widget *Widget) showHelp() {
 
 	widget.pages.AddPage("help", modal, false, true)
 	widget.app.SetFocus(modal)
+	widget.app.Draw()
 }
diff --git a/github/widget.go b/github/widget.go
index 46e3baf5f..2740c85ed 100644
--- a/github/widget.go
+++ b/github/widget.go
@@ -136,4 +136,5 @@ func (widget *Widget) showHelp() {
 
 	widget.pages.AddPage("help", modal, false, true)
 	widget.app.SetFocus(modal)
+	widget.app.Draw()
 }
diff --git a/gitlab/widget.go b/gitlab/widget.go
index 081abd808..c0b34fe8d 100644
--- a/gitlab/widget.go
+++ b/gitlab/widget.go
@@ -156,4 +156,5 @@ func (widget *Widget) showHelp() {
 
 	widget.pages.AddPage("help", modal, false, true)
 	widget.app.SetFocus(modal)
+	widget.app.Draw()
 }
diff --git a/jira/widget.go b/jira/widget.go
index 53e25bf34..ff75c22d2 100644
--- a/jira/widget.go
+++ b/jira/widget.go
@@ -221,4 +221,5 @@ func (widget *Widget) showHelp() {
 
 	widget.pages.AddPage("help", modal, false, true)
 	widget.app.SetFocus(modal)
+	widget.app.Draw()
 }
diff --git a/textfile/widget.go b/textfile/widget.go
index d65b6192f..56efc1837 100644
--- a/textfile/widget.go
+++ b/textfile/widget.go
@@ -175,4 +175,5 @@ func (widget *Widget) showHelp() {
 
 	widget.pages.AddPage("help", modal, false, true)
 	widget.app.SetFocus(modal)
+	widget.app.Draw()
 }
diff --git a/todo/widget.go b/todo/widget.go
index ffb8c415c..510d61e46 100644
--- a/todo/widget.go
+++ b/todo/widget.go
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) showHelp() {
 
 	widget.pages.AddPage("help", modal, false, true)
 	widget.app.SetFocus(modal)
+	widget.app.Draw()
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Modal Form -------------------- */
diff --git a/todoist/widget.go b/todoist/widget.go
index c10da5956..9a35c4dbd 100644
--- a/todoist/widget.go
+++ b/todoist/widget.go
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) showHelp() {
 
 	widget.pages.AddPage("help", modal, false, true)
 	widget.app.SetFocus(modal)
+	widget.app.Draw()
 }
 
 func (w *Widget) vimBindings(event *tcell.EventKey) tcell.Key {