diff --git a/src/Dodge/Render/List.hs b/src/Dodge/Render/List.hs
index 34d1b4d6b..f91c8a2b2 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Render/List.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Render/List.hs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ module Dodge.Render.List (
     renderListAt,
     drawList,
     drawSelectionList,
-    drawSelectionListBackground,
     drawListYgapScaleYoff,
     drawListElement,
     dShadCol,
@@ -55,20 +54,6 @@ drawTitleBackground cfig =
         . reverse
         $ rectNSWE 70 0 0 560
 
-drawSelectionListBackground ::
-    LDParams ->
-    Config ->
-    Int -> -- list length
-    Picture
-drawSelectionListBackground ldp cfig l =
-    translateScreenPos cfig (ldp ^. ldpPos)
-        . polygon
-        . reverse
-        $ rectNSWE 5 s (-5) e
-  where
-    s = -(5 + fromIntegral l * (20 * ldp ^. ldpScale + ldp ^. ldpVerticalGap))
-    e = 555 -- HACK isOverTerminalScreen
-
 makeSelectionListPictures :: [SelectionItem a] -> [Picture]
 makeSelectionListPictures = concatMap f
   where
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Terminal.hs b/src/Dodge/Terminal.hs
index bce493d30..1e4602966 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Terminal.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Terminal.hs
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ textTerminal = defaultTerminal{_tmBootLines = textInputBlurb []}
 textInputBlurb :: [TerminalLine] -> [TerminalLine]
 textInputBlurb tls =
     [termSoundLine computerBeepingS]
-        ++ tls
-        ++ tlSetStatus (TerminalTextInput "")
+        <> tls
+        <> tlSetStatus (TerminalTextInput "")
 
 termSoundLine :: SoundID -> TerminalLine
 termSoundLine = TLine 0 [] . TmWdWdTermSound
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Update/Input/InGame.hs b/src/Dodge/Update/Input/InGame.hs
index 992790fa0..c4a8abf0a 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Update/Input/InGame.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Update/Input/InGame.hs
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ updateKeysTextInputTerminal tmid u =
             (uvWorld . cWorld . lWorld . terminals . ix tmid . tmStatus . tiText)
         & checkEndStatus
         & tryTabComplete
+        & uvWorld . cWorld . lWorld . terminals . ix tmid . tmStatus . tiText %~ take 42
   where
     checkEndStatus
         | u ^. uvWorld . input . pressedKeys . at ScancodeReturn == Just 0 =