diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bc01a2c..4dcb0c6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const SERVER_ADDRESS: &str = "10.0.0.168:5000";
 
 fn main() {
     let icon = include_bytes!("icon1.ico");
-    let mut tray_icon = tray_icon::TrayIcon::setup(icon);
+    let tray_icon = tray_icon::TrayIcon::setup(icon);
 
     let settings_json = load_json();
     let hotkeys = Hotkeys::new(settings_json);
@@ -42,12 +42,11 @@ fn main() {
     let mut socket =
         Socket::handle_connections(Socket::make_listener(SERVER_ADDRESS), from_socket_tx);
 
-    let (hotkey_close_flag_tx, hotkey_close_flag_rx) = sync_flag::new_syncflag(true);
-    let control_c_called_flag_rx = setup_control_c(hotkey_close_flag_tx);
+    let control_c_called_flag_rx = setup_control_c();
 
     let hotkey_handle = thread::spawn(move || {
         println!("starting hotkey thread");
-        modules::external_interface::create_keyboard_hooks(hotkey_channel_tx, hotkey_close_flag_rx);
+        modules::external_interface::create_keyboard_hooks(hotkey_channel_tx);
         println!("closing hotkey thread");
     });
 
@@ -106,12 +105,11 @@ fn handle_instructions(
     }
 }
 
-fn setup_control_c(mut hotkey_close_flag_tx: sync_flag::SyncFlagTx) -> sync_flag::SyncFlagRx {
+fn setup_control_c() -> sync_flag::SyncFlagRx {
     let (mut control_c_flag_tx, control_c_called_flag_rx) = sync_flag::new_syncflag(false);
     ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
         println!("ctrl c caught");
         control_c_flag_tx.set(true);
-        hotkey_close_flag_tx.set(false);
     })
     .expect("control C handler failed!");
     control_c_called_flag_rx
diff --git a/src/modules/external_interface.rs b/src/modules/external_interface.rs
index 9319ac6..253cfca 100644
--- a/src/modules/external_interface.rs
+++ b/src/modules/external_interface.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ pub const OPTIONS_PATH: &str = "./options.json";
 
 pub fn create_keyboard_hooks(
     channel_tx: crossbeam_channel::Sender<String>,
-    close_flag: workctl::sync_flag::SyncFlagRx,
 ) {
     let tx_1 = channel_tx.clone();
     inputbot::KeybdKey::PageUpKey.bind(move || {
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ pub fn create_keyboard_hooks(
     });
 
     #[cfg(feature = "default")]
-    inputbot::handle_input_events(close_flag);
+    inputbot::handle_input_events();
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "no_hotkeys")]