diff --git a/src/devices/console.c b/src/devices/console.c
index ed78f33..d6499c0 100644
--- a/src/devices/console.c
+++ b/src/devices/console.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
 WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE.
 */
 
+#define CONSOLE_DEBUG 0
+
 static UxnSubprocess children[CONSOLE_MAX_CHILDREN];
 static char *fork_args[4] = {"/bin/sh", "-c", "", NULL};
 static int to_child_fd[2], from_child_fd[2];
@@ -41,7 +43,6 @@ static UxnSubprocess*
 find_child_by_pid(pid_t pid)
 {
 	for(int n = 0; n < CONSOLE_MAX_CHILDREN; n++) {
-		//fprintf(stderr, "child %d has pid %d [%d] (looking for %d)\n", n, children[n].pid, children[n].running, pid);
 		if(children[n].pid == pid)
 			return &children[n];
 	}
@@ -60,11 +61,11 @@ handle_sigchld(int sig)
 	pid_t pid;
 	int n, wstatus;
 	while((pid = waitpid(-1, &wstatus, WNOHANG)) > 0) {
-		//fprintf(stderr, "waitpid got something: %d\n", pid);
 		UxnSubprocess *child = find_child_by_pid(pid);
 		if (child != NULL) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "handle_sigchld: child %d (%d)\n", child->id, pid);
 			child->running = WEXITSTATUS(wstatus) - 256;
+			if(CONSOLE_DEBUG)
+				fprintf(stderr, "handle_sigchld: %d -> child %d (%d) -> %d\n", sig, child->id, pid, child->running);
 			if(child_ptys(child->mode))
 				close(child->pty);
 			else {
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ handle_sigchld(int sig)
 			return;
 		}
 	}
-	fprintf(stderr, "handle_sigchld: no child found", sig);
+	if(CONSOLE_DEBUG)
+		fprintf(stderr, "handle_sigchld: no child found", sig);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -145,7 +147,8 @@ start_fork_pipe(UxnSubprocess *child, int mode)
 			child->fd_out = child_writes(mode) ? from_child_fd[0] : -1;
 			child->pty = -1;
 		} while (child->pid != pid);
-		fprintf(stderr, "child has pid %d\n", child->pid);
+		if(CONSOLE_DEBUG)
+			fprintf(stderr, "child has pid %d\n", child->pid);
 		if(child_reads(mode))  close(to_child_fd[0]);
 		if(child_writes(mode)) close(from_child_fd[1]);
 	}
@@ -176,9 +179,11 @@ host_execute(Uxn *u, Uint8 *d)
 	UxnSubprocess *child = &children[opts & 0x3];
 
 	fork_args[2] = cmd;
-	fprintf(stderr, "running execute: %s (#%02x)\n", cmd, opts);
+	if(CONSOLE_DEBUG)
+		fprintf(stderr, "running execute: %s (#%02x)\n", cmd, opts);
 	if(child->pid) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "  killing previous child: %d\n", child->pid);
+		if(CONSOLE_DEBUG)
+			fprintf(stderr, "  killing previous child: %d\n", child->pid);
 		kill(child->pid, 9);
 	}
 
@@ -272,9 +277,12 @@ UxnSubprocess
 void
 console_monitor(Uxn *u)
 {
+	fflush(stdout);
 	for(int n = 0; n < CONSOLE_MAX_CHILDREN; n++) {
 		UxnSubprocess *child = &children[n];
 		if(child->running < 0) {
+			/* printf("child ready for clean up: %d\n", n); */
+			/* fflush(stdout); */
 			Uint8 status = child->running + 256;
 			child->running = 0;
 			console_input(u, status, CONSOLE_CHILD_EXIT | n);
@@ -304,8 +312,6 @@ console_listen(Uxn *u, int i, int argc, char **argv)
 Uint8
 console_dei(Uxn *u, Uint8 addr)
 {
-	/* for(int n = 0; n < 3; n++) */
-	/* 	fprintf(stderr, "child %d has pid %d (%d)\n", n, children[n].pid, children[n].running); */
 	Uint8 port = addr & 0x0f, *d = &u->dev[addr & 0xf0];
 	return d[port];
 }
@@ -313,8 +319,6 @@ console_dei(Uxn *u, Uint8 addr)
 void
 console_deo(Uxn *u, Uint8 *d, Uint8 port)
 {
-	/* for(int n = 0; n < 3; n++) */
-	/* 	fprintf(stderr, "child %d has pid %d (%d)\n", n, children[n].pid, children[n].running); */
 	switch(port) {
 	case 0x8: std_put(d[port], stdout); break;
 	case 0x9: std_put(d[port], stderr); break;
diff --git a/src/uxncli.c b/src/uxncli.c
index f42f8c3..4762ea2 100644
--- a/src/uxncli.c
+++ b/src/uxncli.c
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ init_rfds(fd_set *rfds)
 	FD_ZERO(rfds);
 	FD_SET(0, rfds);
 	nfds = 1;
-	/* for(i = 0; i < 4; i++) { */
-	/* 	int fd = get_child(i)->fd_out; */
-	/* 	FD_SET(fd, rfds); */
-	/* 	if (fd >= nfds) nfds = fd + 1; */
-	/* } */
+	for(i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		int fd = get_child(i)->fd_out;
+		FD_SET(fd, rfds);
+		if (fd >= nfds) nfds = fd + 1;
+	}
 	return nfds;
 }
 
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ emu_run(Uxn *u)
 		tv.tv_sec = 0;
 		tv.tv_usec = 1000;
 		int retval = select(nfds, &rfds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
-		if(retval <= 0)
-			continue;
-		if (FD_ISSET(0, &rfds))
-			handle_input(u, 0, CONSOLE_STDIN, CONSOLE_STDIN_END);
-		for(i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-			int fd = get_child(i)->fd_out;
-			if (fd > 2 && FD_ISSET(fd, &rfds))
-				handle_input(u, fd, CONSOLE_CHILD_DATA | i, CONSOLE_CHILD_END | i);
+		if(retval > 0) {
+			if (FD_ISSET(0, &rfds))
+				handle_input(u, 0, CONSOLE_STDIN, CONSOLE_STDIN_END);
+			for(i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+				int fd = get_child(i)->fd_out;
+				if (fd > 2 && FD_ISSET(fd, &rfds))
+					handle_input(u, fd, CONSOLE_CHILD_DATA | i, CONSOLE_CHILD_END | i);
+			}
 		}
 		console_monitor(u);
 	}
diff --git a/test/make.tal b/test/make.tal
index 5b875ef..b8d814b 100644
--- a/test/make.tal
+++ b/test/make.tal
@@ -1,33 +1,39 @@
+|00 @System [
+  &vector $2 &expansion $2 &title $2 &metadata $2
+  &red $2 &green $2 &blue $2 &debug $1 &exit $1 ]
+
 |10 @Console [
   &vector $2 &stdin $1 &pad1 $1 &proc-get $1 &host-get $1 &pad2 $1 &type $1
-  &stdout $1 &stderr $1 &proc-put $1 &pad3 $1 &param $2 &opts $1 &host-put $1
-]
+  &stdout $1 &stderr $1 &proc-put $1 &pad3 $1 &param $2 &opts $1 &host-put $1 ]
 
 |0100 ( -- BRK )
     ;on-console .Console/vector DEO2     ( ; set up console vector callback )
     BRK                                  ( ; do other initialization )
 
 @on-console ( -- BRK )
-    LIT "? .Console/stdout DEO
     .Console/type DEI #81 EQU ?on-exit   ( ; 0x41 signals child 1's exit )
     .Console/type DEI #01 EQU ?on-stdin  ( ; handle stdin )
     BRK                                  ( ; handle other console input )
 
-@on-stdin
-    .Console/stdin DEI #0a NEQ
-    ?{ run-make } BRK
-
 @on-exit ( -- BRK )
     .Console/host-get DEI                ( ; read child 1's exit code )
     ?{ display-success-msg BRK }         ( ; zero exit code means success )
     display-failure-msg BRK              ( ; non-zero exit code means failure )
 
-@run-make ( -- )
-    ;make-cmd .Console/param DEO2        ( ; set up make to run )
-    #01 .Console/opts DEO                ( ; use child without pipelines )
-    #01 .Console/host-put DEO JMP2r      ( ; run the command now and return )
+@on-stdin
+    .Console/stdin DEI DUP #0a NEQ ?parse ( c^ ; parse input char if not newline )
+    POP LIT [ &q $1 ] ?exit               ( ; exit if last char was 'q' )
+    ;make-cmd .Console/param DEO2         ( ; set up make to run )
+    #01 .Console/opts DEO                 ( ; use child 1 without pipelines )
+    #01 .Console/host-put DEO BRK         ( ; run the command now and return )
 
-@make-cmd "pwd 00   ( ; buffer containing cmd to run )
+@parse ( c^ -> BRK )
+    LIT "q EQU ,on-stdin/q STR BRK
+
+@exit ( -> BRK )
+    #80 .System/exit DEO BRK
+
+@make-cmd "make 00   ( ; buffer containing cmd to run )
 
 @display-success-msg
     LIT ". .Console/stdout DEO