diff --git a/internal/app/darktile/gui/gui.go b/internal/app/darktile/gui/gui.go
index a2614c0..e501238 100644
--- a/internal/app/darktile/gui/gui.go
+++ b/internal/app/darktile/gui/gui.go
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ func (g *GUI) Run() error {
 func (g *GUI) watchForUpdate() {
 	for range g.updateChan {
 		ebiten.ScheduleFrame()
-		go func() {
-			if g.keyState.AnythingPressed() {
+		if g.keyState.AnythingPressed() {
+			go func() {
 				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 10)
 				ebiten.ScheduleFrame()
-			}
-		}()
+			}()
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/app/darktile/gui/key_states.go b/internal/app/darktile/gui/key_states.go
index d650381..6ea4163 100644
--- a/internal/app/darktile/gui/key_states.go
+++ b/internal/app/darktile/gui/key_states.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ type press struct {
 }
 
 func (k *keyState) AnythingPressed() bool {
+	k.mu.Lock()
+	defer k.mu.Unlock()
 	return len(k.keys) > 0
 }