1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index fa2cd552..bf0a48b0 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -578,7 +578,9 @@ tty_write(void (*cmdfn)(
 			continue;
 
 		if (c->session->curw->window == wp->window) {
-			if (c->tty.flags & TTY_FREEZE || c->tty.term == NULL)
+			if (c->tty.term == NULL)
+				continue;
+			if (c->tty.flags & (TTY_FREEZE|TTY_BACKOFF))
 				continue;
 			cmdfn(&c->tty, ctx);
 		}