diff --git a/shell.c b/shell.c
index 3ada788..aa5b252 100644
--- a/shell.c
+++ b/shell.c
@@ -4,26 +4,28 @@
 #include "pit.h"
 
 char line[LINE_LENGTH];
+
 void jmain(void) {
 	memset((u8*)line, 0x00, LINE_LENGTH);
+	printf("Welcome to jankos\n"); 
+	printf("Some basic commands to get you started: \n"
+			"     timer: prints out current timer tick\n"
+			"     quit: hangs because power management vry hrd\n");
+	printf("Where's the prompt? \n     It literally causes triple faults so its invisible :^)\n"
+			"_Also the cursor is busted and i don't wanna fix it");
 	while(1) {
-		printf("jos % "); 
+		memset((u8*)line, 0x00, LINE_LENGTH);
 		read(line, LINE_LENGTH);
-		printf("\n");
-		//asm("xchg bx, bx");
-		if(!strcmp("break", line)) {
-			printf("breaking out");
-			memset((u8*)line, 0x00, LINE_LENGTH);
+		if(strlen(line) == 1) {
+			continue;
 		}
-		else if(!strcmp("timer", line)) {
+		if(!strcmp("quit\n", line)) {
+			printf("Well I guess we'll hang now\n");
+			break;
+		}
+		if(!strcmp("timer\n", line)) {
 			printf("Time tick: ");
-			printhex(pit_timer_ticks);
-			memset((u8*)line, 0x00, LINE_LENGTH);
-		}
-		else {
-			printf("Attempting a second read: ");
-			read(line, LINE_LENGTH);
-			printf(line);
+			printhex(pit_timer_ticks); putch('\n');
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/stlio.c b/stlio.c
index 9f7499e..f02b020 100644
--- a/stlio.c
+++ b/stlio.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ u32 read(char* buffer, u32 size) {
 		if(pit_timer_ticks - kbd_time < 0x20 && state == KBD_RELEASE) {
 			__char_set(&(buffer[bytes]), (u8)kbd_key);
 			if(kbd_key == '\n') {
+				putch('\n');
 				return bytes;
 			}
 			bytes++;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ u32 read(char* buffer, u32 size) {
 		}
 		pit_timer_wait(1);
 	}
+	kbd_key = KBD_RELEASE;
 	buffer[size-1] = '\0';
 	return bytes;
 }