diff --git a/parallel-rdp/wsi_platform.cpp b/parallel-rdp/wsi_platform.cpp
index e991187..a543b80 100644
--- a/parallel-rdp/wsi_platform.cpp
+++ b/parallel-rdp/wsi_platform.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ bool SDL_WSIPlatform::alive(Vulkan::WSI &wsi)
 
 void SDL_WSIPlatform::poll_input()
 {
-	SDL_PumpEvents();
 }
 
 void SDL_WSIPlatform::poll_input_async(Granite::InputTrackerHandler *handler)
diff --git a/src/ui/input.rs b/src/ui/input.rs
index a42d78a..a7b2b7b 100644
--- a/src/ui/input.rs
+++ b/src/ui/input.rs
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ pub fn get_controller_paths(game_ui: &ui::Ui) -> Vec<Option<String>> {
 }
 
 pub fn get(ui: &ui::Ui, channel: usize) -> InputData {
+    unsafe { sdl3_sys::events::SDL_PumpEvents() };
+
     let profile_name = ui.config.input.input_profile_binding[channel].clone();
     let profile = ui.config.input.input_profiles.get(&profile_name).unwrap();
     let mut keys = 0;
diff --git a/src/ui/vru.rs b/src/ui/vru.rs
index 5cfc8cc..50a93ce 100644
--- a/src/ui/vru.rs
+++ b/src/ui/vru.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use crate::ui;
-
 pub fn prompt_for_match(
     words: &[String],
     window_notifier: &tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<Option<Vec<String>>>,
@@ -13,7 +11,7 @@ pub fn prompt_for_match(
     while result.is_err() {
         result = word_index_receiver.try_recv();
         std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs_f64(1.0 / 60.0));
-        ui::video::update_screen(); // so the OS doesn't complain about the game window being frozen
+        unsafe { sdl3_sys::events::SDL_PumpEvents() }; // so the OS doesn't complain about the game window being frozen
     }
     for (i, v) in words.iter().enumerate() {
         if *v == *result.as_ref().unwrap() {