diff --git a/src/curses/scrollpad.cpp b/src/curses/scrollpad.cpp
index 84efb18e..0a1683b1 100644
--- a/src/curses/scrollpad.cpp
+++ b/src/curses/scrollpad.cpp
@@ -126,11 +126,7 @@ void Scrollpad::clear()
 {
 	m_real_height = m_height;
 	m_buffer.clear();
-	werase(m_window);
-	delwin(m_window);
-	m_window = newpad(m_height, m_width);
-	setTimeout(m_window_timeout);
-	setColor(m_color);
+	Window::clear();
 }
 
 const std::string &Scrollpad::buffer()
diff --git a/src/curses/window.cpp b/src/curses/window.cpp
index 46d2e55f..17f3ca5c 100644
--- a/src/curses/window.cpp
+++ b/src/curses/window.cpp
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ Window::Window(size_t startx, size_t starty, size_t width, size_t height,
 	}
 	
 	m_window = newpad(m_height, m_width);
+	wtimeout(m_window, 0);
 
 	setBaseColor(color);
 	setColor(m_base_color);
@@ -719,6 +720,7 @@ void Window::refresh()
 void Window::clear()
 {
 	werase(m_window);
+	setColor(m_base_color);
 }
 
 void Window::bold(bool bold_state) const