diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0031ead..619d066 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module krumel.moe/serverwrapper
 go 1.16
 
 require (
+	github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jroimartin/gocui v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/nsf/termbox-go v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 39f8c5a..be69f5d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
+github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui v1.0.0 h1:1bf0DAr2JqWNxGFS8Kex4fM/khICjEnCi+a1+NfWy+w=
+github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui v1.0.0/go.mod h1:UvP3dP6+UsTGl9IuqP36wzz6Lemo90wn5p3tJvZ2OqY=
+github.com/gdamore/encoding v1.0.0 h1:+7OoQ1Bc6eTm5niUzBa0Ctsh6JbMW6Ra+YNuAtDBdko=
+github.com/gdamore/encoding v1.0.0/go.mod h1:alR0ol34c49FCSBLjhosxzcPHQbf2trDkoo5dl+VrEg=
+github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.0.0 h1:GRWG8aLfWAlekj9Q6W29bVvkHENc6hp79XOqG4AWDOs=
+github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:vSVL/GV5mCSlPC6thFP5kfOFdM9MGZcalipmpTxTgQA=
 github.com/jroimartin/gocui v0.4.0 h1:52jnalstgmc25FmtGcWqa0tcbMEWS6RpFLsOIO+I+E8=
 github.com/jroimartin/gocui v0.4.0/go.mod h1:7i7bbj99OgFHzo7kB2zPb8pXLqMBSQegY7azfqXMkyY=
+github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.0.3 h1:QIbQXiugsb+q10B+MI+7DI1oQLdmnep86tWFlaaUAac=
+github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.0.3/go.mod h1:R4dSotOR9KMtayYi1e77YzuveK+i7ruzyGqttikkLy0=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.7/go.mod h1:H031xJmbD/WCDINGzjvQ9THkh0rPKHF+m2gUSrubnMI=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9 h1:Lm995f3rfxdpd6TSmuVCHVb/QhupuXlYr8sCI/QdE+0=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9/go.mod h1:H031xJmbD/WCDINGzjvQ9THkh0rPKHF+m2gUSrubnMI=
 github.com/nsf/termbox-go v1.1.1 h1:nksUPLCb73Q++DwbYUBEglYBRPZyoXJdrj5L+TkjyZY=
 github.com/nsf/termbox-go v1.1.1/go.mod h1:T0cTdVuOwf7pHQNtfhnEbzHbcNyCEcVU4YPpouCbVxo=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.1 h1:a6qW1EVNZWH9WGI6CsYdD8WAylkoXBS5yv0XHlh17Tc=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.1/go.mod h1:u1nR/EPcESfeI/szUZKdtJ0xRNbUoANCkoOuaOx1Y+c=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190626150813-e07cf5db2756/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f h1:+Nyd8tzPX9R7BWHguqsrbFdRx3WQ/1ib8I44HXV5yTA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 h1:cokOdA+Jmi5PJGXLlLllQSgYigAEfHXJAERHVMaCc2k=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
diff --git a/serverwrapper.go b/serverwrapper.go
index ee8bcd2..f21e4d2 100644
--- a/serverwrapper.go
+++ b/serverwrapper.go
@@ -2,22 +2,20 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
-//	"fmt"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"time"
-	//	"math"
-	"container/ring"
 	"os/exec"
-
-	"github.com/jroimartin/gocui"
+	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml"
 )
 
-var settings *toml.Tree
-var stdout_ring *ring.Ring
-var srv_stdin io.WriteCloser
-var new_stdout bool = false
+var (
+	settings *toml.Tree
+	srv_stdin io.WriteCloser
+)
+
 
 // reload settings (and maybe other things too)
 func reload() {
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ func build_cmd() (string, []string) {
 }
 
 //run the server-thread
-func server_run() {
+func server_run(g *gocui.Gui) {
 	//create the command
 	cmd_str, cmd_args := build_cmd()
 	cmd := exec.Command(cmd_str, cmd_args...)
@@ -50,9 +48,14 @@ func server_run() {
 	buf := bufio.NewScanner(stdout)
 	for {
 		if buf.Scan() {
-			stdout_ring.Value = buf.Text()
-			stdout_ring = stdout_ring.Next()
-			new_stdout = true
+			g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+				v, err := g.View("srv_log")
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				fmt.Fprintln(v, buf.Text())
+				return nil
+			})
 		} else {
 			time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
 		}
@@ -63,11 +66,8 @@ func main() {
 	//initialize settings by "re"loading them from disk
 	reload()
 
-	//initialize the stdout/err ringbuffer
-	stdout_ring = ring.New(255)
-
 	//init the CUI
-	g, err := gocui.NewGui(gocui.OutputNormal)
+	g, err := gocui.NewGui(gocui.OutputNormal, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Panicln(err)
 	}
@@ -79,17 +79,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Panicln(err)
 	}
 
-	go server_run()
-
-	go func(g *gocui.Gui)  {
-		for {
-			time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
-			if new_stdout {
-				new_stdout = false
-				g.Update(layout)
-			}
-		}
-	}(g)
+	go server_run(g)
 
 	//run the CUI main loop
 	if err := g.MainLoop(); err != nil && err != gocui.ErrQuit {
@@ -101,29 +91,13 @@ func main() {
 func layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	maxX, maxY := g.Size()
 
-	v, err := g.SetView("srv_log", 0, 0, maxX-1, int(float32(maxY) * 0.8))
+	v, err := g.SetView("srv_log", 0, 0, maxX-1, int(float32(maxY) * 0.8), 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err != gocui.ErrUnknownView {
 			return err
 		}
-		//dont put code in here you idiot
-	}
-
-	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()
+		//*only* put initialization code for the view here
+		v.Autoscroll = true
 	}
 
 	return nil