diff --git a/src/config/theme.c b/src/config/theme.c
index 714560dd..72d5ef0b 100644
--- a/src/config/theme.c
+++ b/src/config/theme.c
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ _set_string_preference(char *prefstr, preference_t pref)
     if (g_key_file_has_key(theme, "ui", prefstr, NULL)) {
         gchar *val = g_key_file_get_string(theme, "ui", prefstr, NULL);
         prefs_set_string(pref, val);
+        g_free(val);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/profanity.c b/src/profanity.c
index 64d3eca4..2514bc50 100644
--- a/src/profanity.c
+++ b/src/profanity.c
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ prof_run(const int disable_tls, char *log_level, char *account_name)
                 g_timer_start(timer);
             }
 
+            ch = ui_get_char(inp, &size, &result);
+
             ui_handle_special_keys(&ch, result);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBOTR
             otr_poll();
 #endif
             jabber_process_events();
             ui_update();
-
-            ch = ui_get_char(inp, &size, &result);
         }
 
         inp[size++] = '\0';