diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c1ab2f7a7..3b422d539 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kanata"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f874edda6..84640a515 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "kanata"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 authors = ["jtroo <j.andreitabs@gmail.com>"]
-description = "Multi-layout keyboard customization"
+description = "Multi-layer keyboard customization"
 keywords = ["cli", "linux", "windows", "keyboard", "layout"]
 categories = ["command-line-utilities"]
 homepage = "https://github.com/jtroo/kanata"
 repository = "https://github.com/jtroo/kanata"
-documentation = "https://github.com/jtroo/kanata"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "LGPL-3.0"
 edition = "2021"
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ clap = { version = "3", features = [ "derive" ] }
 log = "0.4.8"
 simplelog = "0.8.0"
 anyhow = "1"
-once_cell = "1"
 parking_lot = "0.12"
 crossbeam-channel = "0.5"
 
@@ -30,6 +28,7 @@ evdev-rs = "0.4.0"
 uinput-sys = "0.1.7"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "windows")'.dependencies]
+once_cell = "1"
 encode_unicode = "0.3.6"
 winapi = { version = "0.3.9", features = ["consoleapi", "wincon"] }
 native-windows-gui = { version = "1.0.12", features = [
diff --git a/src/kanata.rs b/src/kanata.rs
index 57dba31b9..ef9146304 100644
--- a/src/kanata.rs
+++ b/src/kanata.rs
@@ -242,15 +242,11 @@ impl Kanata {
     pub fn event_loop(kanata: Arc<Mutex<Self>>, tx: Sender<KeyEvent>) -> Result<()> {
         info!("Kanata: entering the event loop");
 
-        let (kbd_in, mapped_keys) = {
-            let kanata = kanata.lock();
-            let kbd_in = match KbdIn::new(&kanata.kbd_in_path) {
-                Ok(kbd_in) => kbd_in,
-                Err(e) => {
-                    bail!("failed to open keyboard device: {}", e)
-                }
-            };
-            (kbd_in, kanata.mapped_keys)
+        let kbd_in = match KbdIn::new(&kanata.lock().kbd_in_path) {
+            Ok(kbd_in) => kbd_in,
+            Err(e) => {
+                bail!("failed to open keyboard device: {}", e)
+            }
         };
 
         loop {
@@ -269,10 +265,12 @@ impl Kanata {
             // Check if this keycode is mapped in the configuration. If it hasn't been mapped, send
             // it immediately.
             let kc: usize = key_event.code.into();
-            if kc >= cfg::MAPPED_KEYS_LEN || !mapped_keys[kc] {
+            {
                 let mut kanata = kanata.lock();
-                kanata.kbd_out.write_key(key_event.code, key_event.value)?;
-                continue;
+                if kc >= cfg::MAPPED_KEYS_LEN || !kanata.mapped_keys[kc] {
+                    kanata.kbd_out.write_key(key_event.code, key_event.value)?;
+                    continue;
+                }
             }
 
             // Send key events to the processing loop
@@ -295,11 +293,6 @@ impl Kanata {
         };
         native_windows_gui::init()?;
 
-        let mapped_keys = {
-            let kanata = kanata.lock();
-            kanata.mapped_keys
-        };
-
         // This callback should return `false` if the input event is **not** handled by the
         // callback and `true` if the input event **is** handled by the callback. Returning false
         // informs the callback caller that the input event should be handed back to the OS for
@@ -308,7 +301,7 @@ impl Kanata {
             if input_event.code as usize >= cfg::MAPPED_KEYS_LEN {
                 return false;
             }
-            if !mapped_keys[input_event.code as usize] {
+            if !kanata.lock().mapped_keys[input_event.code as usize] {
                 return false;
             }