diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index b06ea86..69bbf70 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -1301,9 +1301,9 @@ impl TTApp {
                     }
                 },
                 Key::Char('e') => {
-                    events.pause_event_loop(terminal);
+                    events.pause_key_capture(terminal);
                     let r = self.task_edit();
-                    events.resume_event_loop(terminal);
+                    events.resume_key_capture(terminal);
                     match r {
                         Ok(_) => self.update()?,
                         Err(e) => {
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 97df138..988a3ef 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -146,19 +146,27 @@ impl Events {
         *self.pause_ticker.lock().unwrap() = false;
     }
 
-    pub fn pause_event_loop(&self, terminal: &mut Terminal<CrosstermBackend<io::Stdout>>) {
+    pub fn pause_event_loop(&self) {
         *self.pause_stdin.lock().unwrap() = true;
+    }
+
+    pub fn resume_event_loop(&self) {
+        *self.pause_stdin.lock().unwrap() = false;
+    }
+
+    pub fn pause_key_capture(&self, terminal: &mut Terminal<CrosstermBackend<io::Stdout>>) {
+        self.pause_event_loop();
         std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(50));
         disable_raw_mode().unwrap();
         execute!(io::stdout(), LeaveAlternateScreen, DisableMouseCapture).unwrap();
         terminal.show_cursor().unwrap();
     }
 
-    pub fn resume_event_loop(&self, terminal: &mut Terminal<CrosstermBackend<io::Stdout>>) {
+    pub fn resume_key_capture(&self, terminal: &mut Terminal<CrosstermBackend<io::Stdout>>) {
         enable_raw_mode().unwrap();
         execute!(io::stdout(), EnterAlternateScreen, EnableMouseCapture).unwrap();
         std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(50));
-        *self.pause_stdin.lock().unwrap() = false;
+        self.resume_event_loop();
         terminal.resize(terminal.size().unwrap()).unwrap();
     }
 }