diff --git a/src/components/mod.rs b/src/components/mod.rs
index bb0063ac..41e0b6f1 100644
--- a/src/components/mod.rs
+++ b/src/components/mod.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ macro_rules! accessors {
     };
 }
 
+/// returns `true` if event was consumed
 pub fn event_pump(
     ev: Event,
     components: &mut [&mut dyn Component],
@@ -61,6 +62,23 @@ pub fn event_pump(
     false
 }
 
+/// helper fn to simplify delegating command
+/// gathering down into child components
+/// see `event_pump`,`accessors`
+pub fn command_pump(
+    out: &mut Vec<CommandInfo>,
+    force_all: bool,
+    components: &[&dyn Component],
+) {
+    for c in components {
+        if c.commands(out, force_all) != CommandBlocking::PassingOn
+            && !force_all
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 pub enum ScrollType {
     Up,
diff --git a/src/tabs/stashing.rs b/src/tabs/stashing.rs
index 479e0146..cd1d8337 100644
--- a/src/tabs/stashing.rs
+++ b/src/tabs/stashing.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{
+    accessors,
     components::{
-        CommandBlocking, CommandInfo, Component, DrawableComponent,
-        FileTreeComponent,
+        command_pump, event_pump, CommandBlocking, CommandInfo,
+        Component, DrawableComponent, FileTreeComponent,
     },
     keys,
     queue::{InternalEvent, NeedsUpdate, Queue},
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ pub struct Stashing {
 }
 
 impl Stashing {
+    accessors!(self, [index]);
+
     ///
     pub fn new(
         sender: &Sender<AsyncNotification>,
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ impl Component for Stashing {
         out: &mut Vec<CommandInfo>,
         force_all: bool,
     ) -> CommandBlocking {
-        self.index.commands(out, force_all);
+        command_pump(out, force_all, self.components().as_slice());
 
         out.push(CommandInfo::new(
             commands::STASHING_SAVE,
@@ -189,9 +192,7 @@ impl Component for Stashing {
 
     fn event(&mut self, ev: crossterm::event::Event) -> bool {
         if self.visible {
-            let conusmed = self.index.event(ev);
-
-            if conusmed {
+            if event_pump(ev, self.components_mut().as_mut_slice()) {
                 return true;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/tabs/status.rs b/src/tabs/status.rs
index bb32aaf3..bf731a6a 100644
--- a/src/tabs/status.rs
+++ b/src/tabs/status.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{
     accessors,
     components::{
-        event_pump, ChangesComponent, CommandBlocking, CommandInfo,
-        Component, DiffComponent, DrawableComponent,
+        self, event_pump, ChangesComponent, CommandBlocking,
+        CommandInfo, Component, DiffComponent, DrawableComponent,
         FileTreeItemKind,
     },
     keys,
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use asyncgit::{
     sync::status::StatusType, AsyncDiff, AsyncNotification,
     AsyncStatus, DiffParams, StatusParams,
 };
+use components::command_pump;
 use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use crossterm::event::Event;
 use strings::commands;
@@ -262,14 +263,11 @@ impl Component for Status {
         force_all: bool,
     ) -> CommandBlocking {
         if self.visible {
-            for c in self.components() {
-                if c.commands(out, force_all)
-                    != CommandBlocking::PassingOn
-                    && !force_all
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
+            command_pump(
+                out,
+                force_all,
+                self.components().as_slice(),
+            );
 
             {
                 let focus_on_diff = self.focus == Focus::Diff;
@@ -325,10 +323,7 @@ impl Component for Status {
 
     fn event(&mut self, ev: crossterm::event::Event) -> bool {
         if self.visible {
-            let conusmed =
-                event_pump(ev, self.components_mut().as_mut_slice());
-
-            if conusmed {
+            if event_pump(ev, self.components_mut().as_mut_slice()) {
                 return true;
             }