diff --git a/modules/cmdrunner/widget.go b/modules/cmdrunner/widget.go
index edb6fa13..1742234e 100644
--- a/modules/cmdrunner/widget.go
+++ b/modules/cmdrunner/widget.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 type Widget struct {
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
+	app      *tview.Application
 	args     []string
 	cmd      string
 	result   string
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		TextWidget: wtf.NewTextWidget(app, settings.common, false),
 
+		app:      app,
 		args:     settings.args,
 		cmd:      settings.cmd,
 		settings: settings,
@@ -36,9 +38,11 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	widget.execute()
 
 	widget.CommonSettings.Title = widget.String()
-	widget.View.SetTitle(tview.TranslateANSI(widget.CommonSettings.Title))
 
-	widget.View.SetText(widget.result)
+	widget.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+		widget.View.SetTitle(tview.TranslateANSI(widget.CommonSettings.Title))
+		widget.View.SetText(widget.result)
+	})
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) String() string {
diff --git a/modules/gcal/widget.go b/modules/gcal/widget.go
index ecc40cd7..67fc4aec 100644
--- a/modules/gcal/widget.go
+++ b/modules/gcal/widget.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 		widget.fetchAndDisplayEvents()
 		return
 	}
+
 	widget.app.Suspend(widget.authenticate)
 	widget.Refresh()
 }
@@ -57,7 +58,10 @@ func (widget *Widget) fetchAndDisplayEvents() {
 	} else {
 		widget.calEvents = calEvents
 	}
-	widget.display()
+
+	widget.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+		widget.display()
+	})
 }
 
 func updateLoop(widget *Widget) {
diff --git a/modules/git/widget.go b/modules/git/widget.go
index f63952c7..855a44b6 100644
--- a/modules/git/widget.go
+++ b/modules/git/widget.go
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	sort.Slice(widget.GitRepos, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return widget.GitRepos[i].Path < widget.GitRepos[j].Path
 	})
-	widget.display()
+
+	widget.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+		widget.display()
+	})
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
diff --git a/modules/github/widget.go b/modules/github/widget.go
index 8021183b..be998dc0 100644
--- a/modules/github/widget.go
+++ b/modules/github/widget.go
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ type Widget struct {
 
 	GithubRepos []*GithubRepo
 	Idx         int
-	settings    *Settings
+
+	app      *tview.Application
+	settings *Settings
 }
 
 func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *Widget {
@@ -34,7 +36,9 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *
 		HelpfulWidget: wtf.NewHelpfulWidget(app, pages, HelpText),
 		TextWidget:    wtf.NewTextWidget(app, settings.common, true),
 
-		Idx:      0,
+		Idx: 0,
+
+		app:      app,
 		settings: settings,
 	}
 
@@ -53,7 +57,9 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 		repo.Refresh()
 	}
 
-	widget.display()
+	widget.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+		widget.display()
+	})
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) Next() {
diff --git a/modules/hackernews/widget.go b/modules/hackernews/widget.go
index f682230b..5bcf3473 100644
--- a/modules/hackernews/widget.go
+++ b/modules/hackernews/widget.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type Widget struct {
 	wtf.HelpfulWidget
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
+	app      *tview.Application
 	stories  []Story
 	selected int
 	settings *Settings
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *
 		HelpfulWidget: wtf.NewHelpfulWidget(app, pages, HelpText),
 		TextWidget:    wtf.NewTextWidget(app, settings.common, true),
 
+		app:      app,
 		settings: settings,
 	}
 
@@ -83,7 +85,9 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 		widget.stories = stories
 	}
 
-	widget.display()
+	widget.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+		widget.display()
+	})
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
diff --git a/modules/nbascore/widget.go b/modules/nbascore/widget.go
index d506fcee..9596df21 100644
--- a/modules/nbascore/widget.go
+++ b/modules/nbascore/widget.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type Widget struct {
 	wtf.HelpfulWidget
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
+	app      *tview.Application
 	language string
 	result   string
 	settings *Settings
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *
 		HelpfulWidget: wtf.NewHelpfulWidget(app, pages, HelpText),
 		TextWidget:    wtf.NewTextWidget(app, settings.common, true),
 
+		app:      app,
 		settings: settings,
 	}
 
@@ -46,9 +48,10 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	widget.nbascore()
-
-	widget.View.SetTitle(widget.ContextualTitle(widget.Name()))
+	widget.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+		widget.nbascore()
+		widget.View.SetTitle(widget.ContextualTitle(widget.Name()))
+	})
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) nbascore() {
diff --git a/modules/power/widget.go b/modules/power/widget.go
index db25265e..5ef57f08 100644
--- a/modules/power/widget.go
+++ b/modules/power/widget.go
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import (
 type Widget struct {
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
-	Battery  *Battery
+	Battery *Battery
+
+	app      *tview.Application
 	settings *Settings
 }
 
@@ -18,7 +20,9 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		TextWidget: wtf.NewTextWidget(app, settings.common, false),
 
-		Battery:  NewBattery(),
+		Battery: NewBattery(),
+
+		app:      app,
 		settings: settings,
 	}
 
@@ -35,5 +39,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	content = content + "\n"
 	content = content + widget.Battery.String()
 
-	widget.View.SetText(content)
+	widget.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+		widget.View.SetText(content)
+	})
 }
diff --git a/modules/system/widget.go b/modules/system/widget.go
index 4bf5b32d..113cfbc8 100644
--- a/modules/system/widget.go
+++ b/modules/system/widget.go
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ import (
 type Widget struct {
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
-	Date       string
-	Version    string
+	Date    string
+	Version string
+
+	app        *tview.App
 	settings   *Settings
 	systemInfo *SystemInfo
 }
@@ -21,7 +23,9 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, date, version string, settings *Settings)
 	widget := Widget{
 		TextWidget: wtf.NewTextWidget(app, settings.common, false),
 
-		Date:     date,
+		Date: date,
+
+		app:      app,
 		settings: settings,
 		Version:  version,
 	}
@@ -32,19 +36,21 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, date, version string, settings *Settings)
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	widget.View.SetText(
-		fmt.Sprintf(
-			"%8s: %s\n%8s: %s\n\n%8s: %s\n%8s: %s",
-			"Built",
-			widget.prettyDate(),
-			"Vers",
-			widget.Version,
-			"OS",
-			widget.systemInfo.ProductVersion,
-			"Build",
-			widget.systemInfo.BuildVersion,
-		),
-	)
+	widget.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+		widget.View.SetText(
+			fmt.Sprintf(
+				"%8s: %s\n%8s: %s\n\n%8s: %s\n%8s: %s",
+				"Built",
+				widget.prettyDate(),
+				"Vers",
+				widget.Version,
+				"OS",
+				widget.systemInfo.ProductVersion,
+				"Build",
+				widget.systemInfo.BuildVersion,
+			),
+		)
+	})
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) prettyDate() string {
diff --git a/modules/textfile/widget.go b/modules/textfile/widget.go
index c4e29f80..78167031 100644
--- a/modules/textfile/widget.go
+++ b/modules/textfile/widget.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Widget struct {
 	wtf.MultiSourceWidget
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
+	app      *tview.Application
 	settings *Settings
 }
 
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *
 		MultiSourceWidget: wtf.NewMultiSourceWidget(settings.common.ConfigKey, "filePath", "filePaths"),
 		TextWidget:        wtf.NewTextWidget(app, settings.common, true),
 
+		app:      app,
 		settings: settings,
 	}
 
@@ -67,7 +69,9 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *
 // Refresh is only called once on start-up. Its job is to display the
 // text files that first time. After that, the watcher takes over
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	widget.display()
+	widget.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+		widget.display()
+	})
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
diff --git a/modules/todoist/widget.go b/modules/todoist/widget.go
index 0a57c22e..98b9e626 100644
--- a/modules/todoist/widget.go
+++ b/modules/todoist/widget.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type Widget struct {
 	wtf.HelpfulWidget
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
+	app      *tview.Application
 	idx      int
 	projects []*Project
 	settings *Settings
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *
 		HelpfulWidget: wtf.NewHelpfulWidget(app, pages, HelpText),
 		TextWidget:    wtf.NewTextWidget(app, settings.common, true),
 
+		app:      app,
 		settings: settings,
 	}
 
@@ -88,7 +90,9 @@ func (w *Widget) Refresh() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	w.display()
+	w.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+		w.display()
+	})
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Keyboard Movement -------------------- */
diff --git a/modules/twitter/widget.go b/modules/twitter/widget.go
index 16383ac1..4c6adcfd 100644
--- a/modules/twitter/widget.go
+++ b/modules/twitter/widget.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Widget struct {
 	wtf.MultiSourceWidget
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
+	app      *tview.Application
 	client   *Client
 	idx      int
 	settings *Settings
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *
 		MultiSourceWidget: wtf.NewMultiSourceWidget(settings.common.ConfigKey, "screenName", "screenNames"),
 		TextWidget:        wtf.NewTextWidget(app, settings.common, true),
 
+		app:      app,
 		idx:      0,
 		settings: settings,
 	}
@@ -62,7 +64,9 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *
 
 // Refresh is called on the interval and refreshes the data
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	widget.display()
+	widget.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+		widget.display()
+	})
 }
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
diff --git a/modules/weatherservices/prettyweather/widget.go b/modules/weatherservices/prettyweather/widget.go
index 3107db35..f7b7a500 100644
--- a/modules/weatherservices/prettyweather/widget.go
+++ b/modules/weatherservices/prettyweather/widget.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 type Widget struct {
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
+	app      *tview.Application
 	result   string
 	settings *Settings
 }
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 	widget := Widget{
 		TextWidget: wtf.NewTextWidget(app, settings.common, false),
 
+		app:      app,
 		settings: settings,
 	}
 
@@ -29,7 +31,9 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 	widget.prettyWeather()
 
-	widget.View.SetText(widget.result)
+	widget.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+		widget.View.SetText(widget.result)
+	})
 }
 
 //this method reads the config and calls wttr.in for pretty weather
diff --git a/modules/weatherservices/weather/widget.go b/modules/weatherservices/weather/widget.go
index c4017b36..4484a9cc 100644
--- a/modules/weatherservices/weather/widget.go
+++ b/modules/weatherservices/weather/widget.go
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ type Widget struct {
 	wtf.TextWidget
 
 	// APIKey   string
-	Data     []*owm.CurrentWeatherData
-	Idx      int
+	Data []*owm.CurrentWeatherData
+	Idx  int
+
+	app      *tview.Application
 	settings *Settings
 }
 
@@ -35,13 +37,12 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, settings *Settings) *
 		HelpfulWidget: wtf.NewHelpfulWidget(app, pages, HelpText),
 		TextWidget:    wtf.NewTextWidget(app, settings.common, true),
 
-		Idx:      0,
+		Idx: 0,
+
+		app:      app,
 		settings: settings,
 	}
 
-	// widget.loadAPICredentials()
-	// widget.APIKey
-
 	widget.HelpfulWidget.SetView(widget.View)
 	widget.View.SetInputCapture(widget.keyboardIntercept)
 
@@ -73,7 +74,9 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 		widget.Data = widget.Fetch(wtf.ToInts(widget.settings.cityIDs))
 	}
 
-	widget.display()
+	widget.app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+		widget.display()
+	})
 }
 
 // Next displays data for the next city data in the list. If the current city is the last