diff --git a/src/sdl-instead/game.c b/src/sdl-instead/game.c
index 052015f..77ee7ac 100644
--- a/src/sdl-instead/game.c
+++ b/src/sdl-instead/game.c
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ int game_cmd(char *cmd)
 //	if (dd)
 		game_cursor(CURSOR_CLEAR);
 
-	cmdstr = instead_cmd(cmd); instead_clear();
+	cmdstr = instead_cmd(cmd); rc = instead_bretval(1); instead_clear();
 	game_music_player();
 	game_sound_player();
 
@@ -1691,8 +1691,10 @@ int game_cmd(char *cmd)
 	if (!cmdstr) {
 		if (game_pict_modify(NULL)) /* redraw pic only */
 			game_redraw_pic();
-		rc = 1; /* nothing happens */
-		goto inv; /* hackish? ok, yes  it is... */
+		rc = (rc)?0:1; /* nothing happens? */
+		if (!rc)
+			goto inv; /* hackish? ok, yes  it is... */
+		goto err; /* really nothing to do */ 
 	}
 
 	fading = check_fading();
@@ -2262,7 +2264,6 @@ int game_click(int x, int y, int action, int filter)
 			snd_play(game_theme.click, -1, 0);
 		game_cmd(buf);
 		return 1;
-
 	}	
 
 	if (menu_mode || go_mode || elem->id == el_title)
diff --git a/stead/click.lua b/stead/click.lua
index b1e66c3..01995fd 100644
--- a/stead/click.lua
+++ b/stead/click.lua
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ function(f, s, cmd, x, y, px, py, ...)
 		elseif s.click then
 			r,v = call(s, 'click', tonumber(x), tonumber(y), x2, y2, ...);
 		end
-		if r == nil and v == nil then
-			return nil, true
-		end
 		return r,v
 	end
 	return f(s, cmd, x, y, px, py, ...)
diff --git a/stead/input.lua b/stead/input.lua
index 8c1f883..08b3ac8 100644
--- a/stead/input.lua
+++ b/stead/input.lua
@@ -198,9 +198,6 @@ game.action = stead.hook(game.action, function (f, s, cmd, ...)
 		elseif s.inp_enter then
 			r,v = call(s, 'inp_enter');
 		end
---		if r == nil and v == nil then
---			return nil, true
---		end
 		return r,v -- nothing todo
 	end
 	return f(s, cmd, ...)
diff --git a/stead/kbd.lua b/stead/kbd.lua
index f29f874..019df4b 100644
--- a/stead/kbd.lua
+++ b/stead/kbd.lua
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ game.action = stead.hook(game.action, function(f, s, cmd, ...)
 			r,v = call(s, 'kbd', 
 			input.key_event.down, input.key_event.key);
 		end
-		if r == nil and v == nil then
-			return nil, true-- nothing to do
-		end
 		return r,v
 	end
 	return f(s, cmd, ...);
diff --git a/stead/stead.lua b/stead/stead.lua
index 03349cb..b975c0f 100644
--- a/stead/stead.lua
+++ b/stead/stead.lua
@@ -2083,11 +2083,11 @@ iface = {
 			if v ~= false and game.showlast then
 				return r;
 			end
-		elseif cmd == 'wait' then
+		elseif cmd == 'wait' then -- nothing todo in game, skip tick
 			v = nil;
-			r = nil;
+			r = true;
 			stead.state = true
-		elseif cmd == 'nop' then
+		elseif cmd == 'nop' then -- inv only
 			v = true;
 			r = nil;
 			stead.state = true
@@ -2098,8 +2098,13 @@ iface = {
 		-- here r is action result, v - ret code value	
 		-- state -- game state changed
 		if stead.state and r == nil and v == true then -- we do nothing
-			return nil;
+			return nil, true; -- menu
 		end
+
+		if stead.state and r == nil and v == nil then
+			return nil, nil -- really nothing
+		end
+
 		if RAW_TEXT then
 			v = false
 		end
@@ -2128,7 +2133,7 @@ iface = {
 		if vv == nil then -- nil is error
 			return ''
 		end
-		return vv;
+		return vv, true; -- action is here
 	end, 
 	shell = function(self)
 		local inp, i, k, cmd, a, n;
diff --git a/stead/timer.lua b/stead/timer.lua
index d178c93..cf1e0ac 100644
--- a/stead/timer.lua
+++ b/stead/timer.lua
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ game.action = stead.hook(game.action, function(f, s, cmd, ...)
 		elseif s.timer then
 			r,v = call(s, 'timer');
 		end
-		if r == nil and v == nil then
-			return nil, true
-		end
 		return r,v
 	end
 	return f(s, cmd, ...);