diff --git a/screen.go b/screen.go
index c745f47..d27cbf0 100644
--- a/screen.go
+++ b/screen.go
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ import (
 	te "github.com/muesli/termenv"
 )
 
+func hideCursor(w io.Writer) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, te.CSI+te.HideCursorSeq)
+}
+
+func showCursor(w io.Writer) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, te.CSI+te.ShowCursorSeq)
+}
+
 func clearLine(w io.Writer) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, te.CSI+te.EraseLineSeq, 2)
 }
diff --git a/tea.go b/tea.go
index 7a1f2f4..f81b1e4 100644
--- a/tea.go
+++ b/tea.go
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ func (p *Program) Start() error {
 
 	p.renderer = newRenderer(p.output, &p.mtx)
 
-	err := initTerminal()
+	err := initTerminal(p.output)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer restoreTerminal()
+	defer restoreTerminal(p.output)
 
 	// Initialize program
 	model := p.initialModel
diff --git a/tty.go b/tty.go
index 7380272..25f2415 100644
--- a/tty.go
+++ b/tty.go
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package tea
 
 import (
+	"io"
+
 	"github.com/containerd/console"
-	"github.com/muesli/termenv"
 )
 
 var tty console.Console
 
-func initTerminal() error {
+func initTerminal(w io.Writer) error {
 	tty = console.Current()
 	err := tty.SetRaw()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -15,11 +16,11 @@ func initTerminal() error {
 	}
 
 	enableAnsiColors()
-	termenv.HideCursor()
+	hideCursor(w)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func restoreTerminal() error {
-	termenv.ShowCursor()
+func restoreTerminal(w io.Writer) error {
+	showCursor(w)
 	return tty.Reset()
 }