diff --git a/src/hci/mucurses/kb.c b/src/hci/mucurses/kb.c
index 8face14d..a4b6ea87 100644
--- a/src/hci/mucurses/kb.c
+++ b/src/hci/mucurses/kb.c
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ int wgetnstr ( WINDOW *win, char *str, int n ) {
 			_wcursback( win );
 			wdelch( win );
 		} else {
-			if ( c >= KEY_MIN ) {
+			if ( c >= 32 && c <= 126 ) {
+				*(_str++) = c; n--;
+			} else {
 				switch(c) {
 				case KEY_LEFT :
 				case KEY_BACKSPACE :
@@ -118,9 +120,6 @@ int wgetnstr ( WINDOW *win, char *str, int n ) {
 					break;
 				}
 			}
-			if ( c >= 32 && c <= 126 ) {
-				*(_str++) = c; n--;
-			}
 		}
 	}