diff --git a/pkg/commands/docker.go b/pkg/commands/docker.go
index 56ced398..2dc5e6ae 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/docker.go
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ func NewDockerCommand(log *logrus.Entry, osCommand *OSCommand, tr *i18n.Translat
 
 // MonitorContainerStats is a function
 func (c *DockerCommand) MonitorContainerStats() {
+	// TODO: pass in a stop channel to these so we don't restart every time we come back from a subprocess
 	go c.MonitorCLIContainerStats()
 	go c.MonitorClientContainerStats()
 }
@@ -150,7 +151,9 @@ func (c *DockerCommand) MonitorCLIContainerStats() {
 func (c *DockerCommand) MonitorClientContainerStats() {
 	// periodically loop through running containers and see if we need to create a monitor goroutine for any
 	// every second we check if we need to spawn a new goroutine
-	for range time.Tick(time.Second) {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	for range ticker.C {
 		for _, container := range c.Containers {
 			if !container.MonitoringStats {
 				go c.createClientStatMonitor(container)
diff --git a/pkg/gui/app_status_manager.go b/pkg/gui/app_status_manager.go
index 980fbc07..20a81120 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/app_status_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/app_status_manager.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package gui
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/pkg/utils"
 )
@@ -49,15 +51,25 @@ func (m *statusManager) getStatusString() string {
 // WithWaitingStatus wraps a function and shows a waiting status while the function is still executing
 func (gui *Gui) WithWaitingStatus(name string, f func() error) error {
 	go func() {
-		gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-			gui.statusManager.addWaitingStatus(name)
-			return nil
-		})
+		gui.statusManager.addWaitingStatus(name)
 
-		defer gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+		defer func() {
 			gui.statusManager.removeStatus(name)
-			return nil
-		})
+		}()
+
+		go func() {
+			ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Millisecond * 50)
+			defer ticker.Stop()
+			for range ticker.C {
+				appStatus := gui.statusManager.getStatusString()
+				if appStatus == "" {
+					return
+				}
+				if err := gui.renderString(gui.g, "appStatus", appStatus); err != nil {
+					gui.Log.Warn(err)
+				}
+			}
+		}()
 
 		if err := f(); err != nil {
 			gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go b/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
index 7ebf8477..c0bd26e7 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) prepareConfirmationPanel(currentView *gocui.View, title, prompt
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		confirmationView.HasLoader = hasLoader
+		gui.g.StartTicking()
 		confirmationView.Title = title
 		confirmationView.Wrap = true
 		confirmationView.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 410303e7..db171219 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -214,14 +214,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) promptAnonymousReporting() error {
 	})
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) renderAppStatus() error {
-	appStatus := gui.statusManager.getStatusString()
-	if appStatus != "" {
-		return gui.renderString(gui.g, "appStatus", appStatus)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (gui *Gui) renderGlobalOptions() error {
 	return gui.renderOptionsMap(map[string]string{
 		"PgUp/PgDn": gui.Tr.Scroll,
@@ -236,7 +228,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) goEvery(interval time.Duration, function func() error) {
 	currentSessionIndex := gui.State.SessionIndex
 	_ = function() // time.Tick doesn't run immediately so we'll do that here // TODO: maybe change
 	go func() {
-		for range time.Tick(interval) {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		for range ticker.C {
 			if gui.State.SessionIndex > currentSessionIndex {
 				return
 			}
@@ -276,7 +270,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) Run() error {
 	dockerRefreshInterval := gui.Config.UserConfig.Update.DockerRefreshInterval
 	go func() {
 		gui.waitForIntro.Wait()
-		gui.goEvery(time.Millisecond*50, gui.renderAppStatus)
 		gui.goEvery(time.Millisecond*30, gui.reRenderMain)
 		gui.goEvery(dockerRefreshInterval, gui.refreshProject)
 		gui.goEvery(dockerRefreshInterval, gui.refreshContainersAndServices)
@@ -285,7 +278,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) Run() error {
 		gui.goEvery(time.Millisecond*1000, gui.checkForContextChange)
 	}()
 
-	go gui.DockerCommand.MonitorContainerStats()
+	gui.DockerCommand.MonitorContainerStats()
 
 	go func() {
 		for err := range gui.ErrorChan {