diff --git a/app/editor.go b/app/editor.go
index 3b021e5..450022e 100644
--- a/app/editor.go
+++ b/app/editor.go
@@ -81,10 +81,7 @@ func (view *Editor) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed bool) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// for some reason vaxis doubles all events for Press/Release so this just ignores releases
-		if key, ok := ev.(vaxis.Key); ok && key.EventType == vaxis.EventPress {
-			vt.Update(ev)
-		}
+		vt.Update(ev)
 	}
 
 	return
diff --git a/app/shell.go b/app/shell.go
index 52b6e6c..7126d69 100644
--- a/app/shell.go
+++ b/app/shell.go
@@ -72,10 +72,7 @@ func (view *Shell) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed bool) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// for some reason vaxis doubles all events for Press/Release so this just ignores releases
-		if key, ok := ev.(vaxis.Key); ok && key.EventType == vaxis.EventPress {
-			vt.Update(ev)
-		}
+		vt.Update(ev)
 	}
 
 	return
diff --git a/ui/ui.go b/ui/ui.go
index 56182ed..a7b35e1 100644
--- a/ui/ui.go
+++ b/ui/ui.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ type State struct {
 func New(view View) (state State, err error) {
 	vx, err := vaxis.New(vaxis.Options{
 		DisableMouse: true,
-		CSIuBitMask:  vaxis.CSIuDisambiguate | vaxis.CSIuReportEvents | vaxis.CSIuAlternateKeys | vaxis.CSIuAllKeys | vaxis.CSIuAssociatedText,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return