diff --git a/gui/input.go b/gui/input.go
index 64bc177..c1aa5c7 100644
--- a/gui/input.go
+++ b/gui/input.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gui
 
 import "github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.2/glfw"
 
+// send typed runes straight through to the pty
 func (gui *GUI) char(w *glfw.Window, r rune) {
 	gui.terminal.Write([]byte(string(r)))
 }
@@ -11,6 +12,15 @@ func (gui *GUI) key(w *glfw.Window, key glfw.Key, scancode int, action glfw.Acti
 
 		gui.logger.Debugf("KEY PRESS: key=0x%X scan=0x%X", key, scancode)
 
+		switch true {
+		case mods&glfw.ModControl > 0:
+			switch key {
+			case glfw.KeyC: // ctrl^c
+				gui.logger.Debugf("Sending CTRL^C")
+				gui.terminal.Write([]byte{0x3}) // send EOT
+			}
+		}
+
 		switch key {
 		case glfw.KeyEnter:
 			gui.terminal.Write([]byte{0x0a})
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 24e42d5..990040e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"time"
 
 	"gitlab.com/liamg/raft/config"
 	"gitlab.com/liamg/raft/gui"
@@ -34,25 +33,21 @@ func main() {
 	sugaredLogger.Infof("Allocationg pty...")
 	pty, err := pty.NewPtyWithShell()
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		sugaredLogger.Fatalf("Failed to allocate pty: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	sugaredLogger.Infof("Creating terminal...")
 	terminal := terminal.New(pty, sugaredLogger)
-
-	go func() {
-		time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)
-		terminal.Write([]byte("tput cols && tput lines\n"))
-		terminal.Write([]byte("ls -la\n"))
-	}()
+	/*
+		go func() {
+			time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)
+			terminal.Write([]byte("tput cols && tput lines\n"))
+			terminal.Write([]byte("ls -la\n"))
+		}()
+	*/
 
 	g := gui.New(conf, terminal, sugaredLogger)
 	if err := g.Render(); err != nil {
 		sugaredLogger.Fatalf("Render error: %s", err)
 	}
-
-	//go io.Copy(pty, os.Stdin)
-	//io.Copy(os.Stdout, pty)
-
-	//	return pty, err
 }