diff --git a/serverwrapper.go b/serverwrapper.go
index 08c56a1..ee8bcd2 100644
--- a/serverwrapper.go
+++ b/serverwrapper.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
-	"fmt"
+//	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"time"
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 var settings *toml.Tree
 var stdout_ring *ring.Ring
 var srv_stdin io.WriteCloser
+var new_stdout bool = false
 
 // reload settings (and maybe other things too)
 func reload() {
@@ -51,36 +52,11 @@ func server_run() {
 		if buf.Scan() {
 			stdout_ring.Value = buf.Text()
 			stdout_ring = stdout_ring.Next()
+			new_stdout = true
 		} else {
 			time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
 		}
 	}
-
-}
-
-//refresh the screen
-func refresh(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-	v, err := g.View("srv_log")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Panicln(err)
-	}
-	v.Clear()
-
-	_, vH := v.Size()
-
-	r := stdout_ring
-
-	v.Overwrite = true
-
-	for i := 0; i < vH; i++ {
-		v.SetCursor(4, vH - i)
-		if r.Value != nil {
-			fmt.Fprint(v, r.Value)
-		}
-		r = r.Prev()
-	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -105,23 +81,50 @@ func main() {
 
 	go server_run()
 
+	go func(g *gocui.Gui)  {
+		for {
+			time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+			if new_stdout {
+				new_stdout = false
+				g.Update(layout)
+			}
+		}
+	}(g)
+
 	//run the CUI main loop
 	if err := g.MainLoop(); err != nil && err != gocui.ErrQuit {
 		log.Panicln(err)
 	}
 }
 
-//create the CUI layout
+//create or update the CUI layout
 func layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	maxX, maxY := g.Size()
 
-	if _, err := g.SetView("srv_log", 0, 0, maxX-1, int(float32(maxY) * 0.8)); err != nil {
+	v, err := g.SetView("srv_log", 0, 0, maxX-1, int(float32(maxY) * 0.8))
+	if err != nil {
 		if err != gocui.ErrUnknownView {
 			return err
 		}
+		//dont put code in here you idiot
 	}
 
-	refresh(g)
+	v.Clear()
+
+	vW, vH := v.Size()
+
+	r := stdout_ring.Prev()
+	
+	for i := 0; i < vH; i++ {
+		v.SetCursor(0, vH - i - 1)
+		if r.Value != nil {
+			s := r.Value.(string)
+			for i := 0; i < len(s) && i < vW; i++ {
+				v.EditWrite([]rune(s)[i])
+			}
+		}
+		r = r.Prev()
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }