diff --git a/pkg/gui/services_panel.go b/pkg/gui/services_panel.go
index 155e22d0..e09e1177 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/services_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/services_panel.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleServiceSelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 
 	service, err := gui.getSelectedService()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	key := service.ID + "-" + gui.getServiceContexts()[gui.State.Panels.Services.ContextIndex]
diff --git a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
index 4e96b879..6d934712 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ import (
 var cyclableViews = []string{"status", "services", "containers", "images"}
 
 func (gui *Gui) refreshSidePanels(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-	if err := gui.refreshContainersAndServices(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	// not refreshing containers and services here given that we do it every few milliseconds anyway
 	if err := gui.refreshImages(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}