diff --git a/src/interactive/interactive.cpp b/src/interactive/interactive.cpp
index 82bd173..7332443 100644
--- a/src/interactive/interactive.cpp
+++ b/src/interactive/interactive.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <thread>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include "interactive.hpp"
 
 namespace interactive {
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ fullscreen_window::fullscreen_window(std::string title) {
     noecho();
     keypad(stdscr, TRUE);  // Enable keypad
     curs_set(0);  // Hide cursor
+    set_escdelay(25);  // Set ESC delay to 25ms
     refresh();
 
     // Create display window (takes up all but bottom 4 lines)