diff --git a/src/tui/mod.rs b/src/tui/mod.rs
index 1461f67..8a70af7 100644
--- a/src/tui/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tui/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     process::exit,
     sync::Arc,
+    time::Duration,
 };
 use tui_widget_list::{ListBuilder, ListView};
 
@@ -408,6 +409,11 @@ impl App {
 
             terminal.draw(|frame| frame.render_widget(&mut self, frame.area()))?;
 
+            // update every 250ms or more if there's an event
+            if !event::poll(Duration::from_millis(250))? {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             match event::read()? {
                 Event::Key(key) => {
                     // to initialize, but we then do get manually for borrow reasons
@@ -507,9 +513,9 @@ impl App {
         let block = Block::bordered()
             .style(styles.default)
             .border_style(if selected {
-                styles.border
-            } else {
                 styles.border_highlighted
+            } else {
+                styles.border
             });
         let inner = block.inner(area);
         block.render(area, buf);