diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 29a4a8c..1a692de 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -433,8 +433,6 @@ pub fn main() !void {
                 desktop.draw();
                 login.draw();
                 password.drawMasked(config.asterisk);
-
-                update = animate;
             } else {
                 std.time.sleep(std.time.ns_per_ms * 10);
                 update = buffer.cascade();
@@ -467,6 +465,8 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
         const event_error = if (timeout == -1) termbox.tb_poll_event(&event) else termbox.tb_peek_event(&event, timeout);
 
+        update = timeout != -1;
+
         if (event_error < 0 or event.type != termbox.TB_EVENT_KEY) continue;
 
         switch (event.key) {