diff --git a/src/event.rs b/src/event.rs
index 64f3735..9d6782a 100644
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ use crossterm::event::{Event as TermEvent, EventStream, KeyEvent};
 use futures::{future::FutureExt, StreamExt};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 
-const TICK_RATE: u64 = 150;
-const FRAME_RATE: f64 = 60.0;
+const FRAME_RATE: f64 = 2.0;
 
 pub enum Event {
   Key(KeyEvent),
   Render,
-  Tick,
 }
 
 pub struct Events {
@@ -24,10 +22,8 @@ impl Events {
     tokio::task::spawn(async move {
       let mut stream = EventStream::new();
       let mut render_interval = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs_f64(1.0 / FRAME_RATE));
-      let mut tick_interval = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_millis(TICK_RATE));
 
       loop {
-        let tick = tick_interval.tick();
         let render = render_interval.tick();
         let event = stream.next().fuse();
 
@@ -35,11 +31,11 @@ impl Events {
           event = event => {
             if let Some(Ok(TermEvent::Key(event))) = event {
               let _ = tx.send(Event::Key(event)).await;
+              let _ = tx.send(Event::Render).await;
             }
           }
 
           _ = render => { let _ = tx.send(Event::Render).await; },
-          _ = tick => { let _ = tx.send(Event::Tick).await; },
         }
       }
     });
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6043c02..c010a8f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async fn run() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     match events.next().await {
       Some(Event::Render) => ui::draw(greeter.clone(), &mut terminal).await?,
       Some(Event::Key(key)) => keyboard::handle(greeter.clone(), key, ipc.clone()).await?,
-      Some(Event::Tick) | None => {}
+      _ => {}
     }
   }
 }