diff --git a/src/gui.rs b/src/gui.rs
index cb48c6a..a793e07 100644
--- a/src/gui.rs
+++ b/src/gui.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ impl Gui {
         let root_window = screen.root();
         let (width, height) = (screen.width_in_pixels(), screen.height_in_pixels());
 
+        let evt_mask = xcb::EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_PRESS
+            | xcb::EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_RELEASE
+            | xcb::EVENT_MASK_POINTER_MOTION;
+        let cursor = xcb_util::cursor::create_font_cursor(&self.conn, xcb_util::cursor::CROSSHAIR);
+
         xproto::create_window(
             &self.conn,
             xcb::COPY_FROM_PARENT as u8,
@@ -67,7 +72,8 @@ impl Gui {
             &[
                 (xcb::CW_OVERRIDE_REDIRECT, 1),
                 // (xcb::CW_BACK_PIXEL, screen.white_pixel()),
-                // (xcb::CW_EVENT_MASK, u32::MAX),
+                (xcb::CW_EVENT_MASK, evt_mask),
+                (xcb::CW_CURSOR, cursor),
             ],
         )
         .request_check()?;
@@ -112,14 +118,11 @@ impl Gui {
         .get_reply()?;
 
         info!("Grabbing pointer...");
-        let cursor = xcb_util::cursor::create_font_cursor(&self.conn, xcb_util::cursor::CROSSHAIR);
         xproto::grab_pointer(
             &self.conn,
             false,
             id,
-            (xcb::EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_PRESS
-                | xcb::EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_RELEASE
-                | xcb::EVENT_MASK_POINTER_MOTION) as u16,
+            evt_mask as u16,
             xcb::GRAB_MODE_ASYNC as u8,
             xcb::GRAB_MODE_ASYNC as u8,
             xcb::NONE,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b6e7aa8..594f92c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ extern crate anyhow;
 
 mod gui;
 
-use std::process;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::process;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use structopt::StructOpt;