diff --git a/kittens/tui/loop.py b/kittens/tui/loop.py
index 0141b39e7..4195bd7cc 100644
--- a/kittens/tui/loop.py
+++ b/kittens/tui/loop.py
@@ -275,7 +275,10 @@ class Loop:
             handler.write_buf[self.iov_limit - 1] = b''.join(handler.write_buf[self.iov_limit - 1:])
             del handler.write_buf[self.iov_limit:]
         sizes = tuple(map(len, handler.write_buf))
-        written = os.writev(fd, handler.write_buf)
+        try:
+            written = os.writev(fd, handler.write_buf)
+        except BlockingIOError:
+            return
         if not written:
             raise EOFError('The output stream is closed')
         if written >= sum(sizes):
diff --git a/kitty/data-types.c b/kitty/data-types.c
index 8ad1d3b06..a74cecd8a 100644
--- a/kitty/data-types.c
+++ b/kitty/data-types.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static inline bool
 put_tty_in_raw_mode(int fd, const struct termios* termios_p) {
     struct termios raw_termios = *termios_p;
     cfmakeraw(&raw_termios);
-    raw_termios.c_cc[VMIN] = 0; raw_termios.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
+    raw_termios.c_cc[VMIN] = 1; raw_termios.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
     if (tcsetattr(fd, TCSAFLUSH, &raw_termios) != 0) { PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError); return false; }
     return true;
 }