diff --git a/static/koboldai.js b/static/koboldai.js
index 50d18358..c3ec2894 100644
--- a/static/koboldai.js
+++ b/static/koboldai.js
@@ -258,9 +258,7 @@ function do_story_text_updates(data) {
 			item.removeChild(item.firstChild);
 		}		
 		span = document.createElement("span");
-		span2 = document.createElement("span");
-		span2.textContent = data.value.action['Selected Text'];
-		span.append(span2);
+		span.textContent = data.value.action['Selected Text'];
 		item.append(span);
 		item.original_text = data.value.action['Selected Text'];
 		item.setAttribute("world_info_uids", "");
diff --git a/templates/index_new.html b/templates/index_new.html
index 112547bf..2475de33 100644
--- a/templates/index_new.html
+++ b/templates/index_new.html
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 		<!------------ Game Text Screen--------------------->
 		<div class="gamescreen" id="gamescreen">
 			<div id="disconnect_message"><center><h1>Disconnected</h1></center></div>
-			<div class="gametext" id="Selected Text" contenteditable=true onblur="edit_game_text();selected_game_chunk = null;" onclick="select_game_text(null);" onkeydown="select_game_text(event);">
+			<div class="gametext" id="Selected Text" contenteditable=true onblur="edit_game_text();selected_game_chunk = null;" onclick="select_game_text(null);" onkeyup="select_game_text(event);">
 				<span id="story_prompt" class="var_sync_story_prompt var_sync_alt_story_prompt_length var_sync_alt_story_prompt_in_ai rawtext"></span>
 				<span id="Delete Me">
 					&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;