diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index ef09c6f3..4ee249b5 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ impl App {
     pub fn event(&mut self, ev: Event) {
         trace!("event: {:?}", ev);
 
+        if self.check_quit(ev) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         let mut flags = NeedsUpdate::empty();
 
         if event_pump(ev, self.components_mut().as_mut_slice()) {
@@ -110,8 +114,6 @@ impl App {
             flags.insert(new_flags);
         }
 
-        self.check_quit(ev);
-
         let new_flags = self.process_queue();
         flags.insert(new_flags);
 
@@ -163,12 +165,14 @@ impl App {
 impl App {
     accessors!(self, [msg, reset, commit, help, revlog, status_tab]);
 
-    fn check_quit(&mut self, ev: Event) {
+    fn check_quit(&mut self, ev: Event) -> bool {
         if let Event::Key(e) = ev {
             if let keys::EXIT = e {
                 self.do_quit = true;
+                return true;
             }
         }
+        false
     }
 
     fn toggle_tabs(&mut self) {
diff --git a/src/components/commit.rs b/src/components/commit.rs
index c6e4ffbe..86f5205d 100644
--- a/src/components/commit.rs
+++ b/src/components/commit.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
     strings, ui,
 };
 use asyncgit::{sync, CWD};
-use crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode, KeyModifiers};
+use crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode};
 use log::error;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use strings::commands;
@@ -76,17 +76,11 @@ impl Component for CommitComponent {
     fn event(&mut self, ev: Event) -> bool {
         if self.visible {
             if let Event::Key(e) = ev {
-                let has_ctrl =
-                    e.modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::CONTROL);
                 match e.code {
                     KeyCode::Esc => {
                         self.hide();
                     }
                     KeyCode::Char(c) => {
-                        // ignore and early out on ctrl+c
-                        if c == 'c' && has_ctrl {
-                            return false;
-                        }
                         self.msg.push(c);
                     }
                     KeyCode::Enter if self.can_commit() => {
diff --git a/src/components/reset.rs b/src/components/reset.rs
index e116ec8c..e5b481ad 100644
--- a/src/components/reset.rs
+++ b/src/components/reset.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
     strings, ui,
 };
 
-use crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode, KeyModifiers};
+use crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use strings::commands;
 use tui::{
@@ -74,13 +74,6 @@ impl Component for ResetComponent {
         if self.visible {
             if let Event::Key(e) = ev {
                 return match e.code {
-                    KeyCode::Char(c) => {
-                        // ignore and early out on ctrl+c
-                        !(c == 'c'
-                            && e.modifiers
-                                .contains(KeyModifiers::CONTROL))
-                    }
-
                     KeyCode::Esc => {
                         self.hide();
                         true