diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 56b2235..8c01940 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -313,18 +313,23 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 	free(bg);
 }
 
-void update_selected_file(){
+char update_selected_file(){
+	char ret = -1; /* -1 on empty or inaccessible file, 0 on unchanged file, 1 on changed file */
 	if (mid_content->file_name[0] == '\0') { /* only happens if the current path is either empty or inaccessible */
-		return;
+		return ret;
 	}
 	if (selected_file_current >= mid_file_count) {
 		selected_file_current = mid_file_count-1;
 	}
 	if (selected_file_current != selected_file_last) {
 		mid_content[selected_file_last].status &= ~FILE_STATUS_HOVER;
+		ret = 1;
+	} else {
+		ret = 0;
 	}
 	mid_content[selected_file_current].status |= FILE_STATUS_HOVER;
 	selected_file_last = selected_file_current;
+	return ret;
 }
 void dir_set_selected_file_current(unsigned long selected_file_current){
 	if (mid_content->file_name[0] != '\0') {
diff --git a/dir.h b/dir.h
index 023b329..17e35ce 100644
--- a/dir.h
+++ b/dir.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 unsigned long get_dir_size(char *path);
 void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_content);
 void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_content);
-void update_selected_file();
+char update_selected_file();
 void dir_set_selected_file_current(unsigned long selected_file_current);
 unsigned long dir_get_selected_file_current();
 void dir_init();
diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index 18fc5ad..6842233 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ extern unsigned int file_modifiers;
 extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_selection;
 extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_rgt;
 extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_mid;
+extern pthread_cond_t cond_rgt;
 extern file *mid_content;
 extern file *lft_content;
 extern file *rgt_content;
@@ -807,11 +808,13 @@ void search(){
 			for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
 				if (smartstrcasestr(mid_content[i].file_name, search_buffer)) {
 					selected_file_current = i;
-					update_selected_file();
+					if (update_selected_file()) {
+						pthread_cond_signal(&cond_rgt);
+					}
 					status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0);
-					render_pass();
 					break;
 				}
+				render_pass();
 			}
 		}
 	}