diff --git a/anko/anko.go b/anko/anko.go
index 4932674..e793218 100644
--- a/anko/anko.go
+++ b/anko/anko.go
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 package anko
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"context"
+	"reflect"
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/mattn/anko/core"
 	"github.com/mattn/anko/env"
 	"github.com/mattn/anko/vm"
 	_ "github.com/mattn/anko/packages"
 )
 
+var (
+	ErrNoKeybind   = errors.New("no keybinding")
+	ErrInvalidType = errors.New("invalid type")
+)
 
 type Anko struct {
 	env *env.Env
@@ -85,3 +94,48 @@ func (a *Anko) GetBool(symbol string) bool {
 func (a *Anko) Execute(src string) (interface{}, error) {
 	return vm.Execute(a.env, nil, src)
 }
+
+func (a *Anko) ExecKeybind(panel string, keybind string, cb func(error)) error {
+
+	kb, err := a.Get("keybinds")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	p, ok := kb.(map[interface{}]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: require type {} got %T", ErrInvalidType, kb)
+	}
+
+	k, ok := p[panel]
+	if !ok {
+		return ErrNoKeybind
+	}
+
+	keybinds, ok := k.(map[interface{}]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: require type {} got %T", ErrInvalidType, k)
+	}
+
+	cmd, ok := keybinds[keybind]
+	if !ok {
+		return ErrNoKeybind
+	}
+
+	f, ok := cmd.(func(context.Context) (reflect.Value, reflect.Value))
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: require type func()", ErrInvalidType)
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		_, execErr := f(context.Background())
+		if err := execErr.Interface(); !execErr.IsNil() {
+			if err, ok := err.(error); ok {
+				cb(err)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/start.go b/start.go
index 9a76aaf..3dddd61 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
@@ -12,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
-	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
+	"github.com/issadarkthing/gomu/anko"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 	"github.com/ztrue/tracerr"
 )
@@ -235,34 +234,15 @@ func start(application *tview.Application, args Args) {
 		}
 
 		// check for user defined keybindings
-		kb, err := gomu.anko.Get("keybinds")
-		if err == nil {
-			keybinds, ok := kb.(map[interface{}]interface{})
-			if !ok {
-				errorPopup(errors.New("invalid type; require {}"))
-				return e
+		err := gomu.anko.ExecKeybind("global", string(e.Rune()), func (err error) {
+			if err != nil {
+				errorPopup(tracerr.Wrap(err))
 			}
+		})
 
-			cmd, ok := keybinds[string(e.Rune())]
-			if ok {
-
-				f, ok := cmd.(func(context.Context) (reflect.Value, reflect.Value))
-				if !ok {
-					errorPopup(errors.New("invalid type; require type func()"))
-					return e
-				}
-
-				go func() {
-					_, execErr := f(context.Background())
-					if err := execErr.Interface(); !execErr.IsNil() {
-						if err, ok := err.(error); ok {
-							errorPopup(err)
-						}
-					}
-				}()
-
-				return e
-			}
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, anko.ErrNoKeybind) {
+			errorPopup(tracerr.Wrap(err))
+			return e
 		}
 
 		cmds := map[rune]string{