diff --git a/AUR/PKGBUILD b/AUR/PKGBUILD
index b7773fb..b66f6d4 100644
--- a/AUR/PKGBUILD
+++ b/AUR/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Daniel Dada <dan@binarygoose.dev>
 pkgname=clrsync
-pkgver=1.0.2
+pkgver=1.0.4
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Color scheme manager"
 arch=('x86_64')
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a9a210..d019c08 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
-project(clrsync VERSION 1.0.2 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(clrsync VERSION 1.0.4 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6d7de6e..ee90284 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.2
+1.0.4
diff --git a/src/core/common/version.hpp b/src/core/common/version.hpp
index 44c4104..735613c 100644
--- a/src/core/common/version.hpp
+++ b/src/core/common/version.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 namespace clrsync::core
 {
 
-const std::string GIT_SEMVER = "1.0.2+git.g41939f4";
+const std::string GIT_SEMVER = "1.0.3+git.gd852d58";
 
 const std::string version_string();
 } // namespace clrsync::core
diff --git a/src/gui/platform/linux/file_browser_linux.cpp b/src/gui/platform/linux/file_browser_linux.cpp
index 1249bfe..4e7b494 100644
--- a/src/gui/platform/linux/file_browser_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/platform/linux/file_browser_linux.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "gui/platform/file_browser.hpp"
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
 
 namespace file_dialogs
 {
@@ -38,7 +39,16 @@ std::string open_file_dialog(const std::string &title, const std::string &initia
     }
 
     std::string result;
-    if (gtk_native_dialog_run(GTK_NATIVE_DIALOG(native)) == GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT)
+    
+    gint response = gtk_native_dialog_run(GTK_NATIVE_DIALOG(native));
+    
+    while (gtk_events_pending())
+    {
+        gtk_main_iteration();
+        glfwPollEvents();
+    }
+    
+    if (response == GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT)
     {
         char *filename = gtk_file_chooser_get_filename(chooser);
         if (filename)
@@ -79,7 +89,16 @@ std::string save_file_dialog(const std::string &title, const std::string &initia
     }
 
     std::string result;
-    if (gtk_native_dialog_run(GTK_NATIVE_DIALOG(native)) == GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT)
+    
+    gint response = gtk_native_dialog_run(GTK_NATIVE_DIALOG(native));
+    
+    while (gtk_events_pending())
+    {
+        gtk_main_iteration();
+        glfwPollEvents();
+    }
+    
+    if (response == GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT)
     {
         char *filename = gtk_file_chooser_get_filename(chooser);
         if (filename)
@@ -113,7 +132,16 @@ std::string select_folder_dialog(const std::string &title, const std::string &in
     }
 
     std::string result;
-    if (gtk_native_dialog_run(GTK_NATIVE_DIALOG(native)) == GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT)
+    
+    gint response = gtk_native_dialog_run(GTK_NATIVE_DIALOG(native));
+    
+    while (gtk_events_pending())
+    {
+        gtk_main_iteration();
+        glfwPollEvents();
+    }
+    
+    if (response == GTK_RESPONSE_ACCEPT)
     {
         char *filename = gtk_file_chooser_get_filename(chooser);
         if (filename)
diff --git a/src/gui/platform/linux/font_loader_linux.cpp b/src/gui/platform/linux/font_loader_linux.cpp
index e55cc13..7a7983a 100644
--- a/src/gui/platform/linux/font_loader_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/platform/linux/font_loader_linux.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
 #include <imgui.h>
+#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
 
 std::string font_loader::find_font_linux(const char *font_name)
 {
+    glfwPollEvents();
+    
     FcInit();
 
     FcPattern *pattern = FcNameParse(reinterpret_cast<const FcChar8 *>(font_name));
@@ -65,6 +68,8 @@ std::vector<std::string> font_loader::get_system_fonts()
 {
     std::vector<std::string> fonts;
 
+    glfwPollEvents();
+    
     FcInit();
     FcPattern *pattern = FcPatternCreate();
     FcObjectSet *os = FcObjectSetBuild(FC_FAMILY, nullptr);
@@ -74,6 +79,12 @@ std::vector<std::string> font_loader::get_system_fonts()
     {
         for (int i = 0; i < fs->nfont; i++)
         {
+            // TODO: should change this to something sane
+            if (i % 100 == 0)
+            {
+                glfwPollEvents();
+            }
+            
             FcChar8 *family = nullptr;
             if (FcPatternGetString(fs->fonts[i], FC_FAMILY, 0, &family) == FcResultMatch)
             {