diff --git a/crates/tek_core/src/tui.rs b/crates/tek_core/src/tui.rs
index 3fd8b8c1..524a5da5 100644
--- a/crates/tek_core/src/tui.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_core/src/tui.rs
@@ -453,12 +453,11 @@ where
         Ok(Some([w, h]))
     }
     fn render (&self, to: &mut TuiOutput) -> Usually<()> {
-        self.layout(to.area().wh())?
-            .map(|size|(self.0)(&mut |layer|{
-                to.render_in(to.area().clip(size), &layer).map(|_|())
-            })
-                .map(|_|to.area()))
-            .transpose()
+        if let Some(size) = self.layout(to.area().wh())? {
+            (self.0)(&mut |layer|to.render_in(to.area().clip(size), &layer))
+        } else {
+            Ok(())
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -472,20 +471,20 @@ impl<S: BorderStyle> Widget for Border<S> {
     fn render (&self, to: &mut TuiOutput) -> Usually<()> {
         let area = to.area();
         if area.w() > 2 && area.y() > 2 {
-            to.blit(&self.0.nw(), area.x(), area.y(), self.0.style())?;
-            to.blit(&self.0.ne(), area.x() + area.w() - 1, area.y(), self.0.style())?;
-            to.blit(&self.0.sw(), area.x(), area.y() + area.h() - 1, self.0.style())?;
-            to.blit(&self.0.se(), area.x() + area.w() - 1, area.y() + area.h() - 1, self.0.style())?;
+            to.blit(&self.0.nw(), area.x(), area.y(), self.0.style());
+            to.blit(&self.0.ne(), area.x() + area.w() - 1, area.y(), self.0.style());
+            to.blit(&self.0.sw(), area.x(), area.y() + area.h() - 1, self.0.style());
+            to.blit(&self.0.se(), area.x() + area.w() - 1, area.y() + area.h() - 1, self.0.style());
             for x in area.x()+1..area.x()+area.w()-1 {
-                to.blit(&self.0.n(), x, area.y(), self.0.style())?;
-                to.blit(&self.0.s(), x, area.y() + area.h() - 1, self.0.style())?;
+                to.blit(&self.0.n(), x, area.y(), self.0.style());
+                to.blit(&self.0.s(), x, area.y() + area.h() - 1, self.0.style());
             }
             for y in area.y()+1..area.y()+area.h()-1 {
-                to.blit(&self.0.w(), area.x(), y, self.0.style())?;
-                to.blit(&self.0.e(), area.x() + area.w() - 1, y, self.0.style())?;
+                to.blit(&self.0.w(), area.x(), y, self.0.style());
+                to.blit(&self.0.e(), area.x() + area.w() - 1, y, self.0.style());
             }
         }
-        Ok(Some(area))
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
@@ -529,7 +528,7 @@ pub trait BorderStyle: Send + Sync {
         self.draw_horizontal(to, None)?;
         self.draw_vertical(to, None)?;
         self.draw_corners(to, None)?;
-        Ok(Some(to.area))
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -538,17 +537,17 @@ pub trait BorderStyle: Send + Sync {
         let style = style.or_else(||self.style_horizontal());
         let [x, x2, y, y2] = area.lrtb();
         for x in x..x2.saturating_sub(1) {
-            self.draw_north(to, x, y, style)?;
-            self.draw_south(to, x, y2.saturating_sub(1), style)?;
+            self.draw_north(to, x, y, style);
+            self.draw_south(to, x, y2.saturating_sub(1), style);
         }
         Ok(area)
     }
     #[inline]
-    fn draw_north (&self, to: &mut TuiOutput, x: u16, y: u16, style: Option<Style>) -> Usually<()> {
+    fn draw_north (&self, to: &mut TuiOutput, x: u16, y: u16, style: Option<Style>) -> () {
         to.blit(&Self::N, x, y, style)
     }
     #[inline]
-    fn draw_south (&self, to: &mut TuiOutput, x: u16, y: u16, style: Option<Style>) -> Usually<()> {
+    fn draw_south (&self, to: &mut TuiOutput, x: u16, y: u16, style: Option<Style>) -> () {
         to.blit(&Self::S, x, y, style)
     }
 
@@ -558,8 +557,8 @@ pub trait BorderStyle: Send + Sync {
         let style = style.or_else(||self.style_vertical());
         let [x, x2, y, y2] = area.lrtb();
         for y in y..y2.saturating_sub(1) {
-            to.blit(&Self::W, x, y, style)?;
-            to.blit(&Self::E, x2.saturating_sub(1), y, style)?;
+            to.blit(&Self::W, x, y, style);
+            to.blit(&Self::E, x2.saturating_sub(1), y, style);
         }
         Ok(area)
     }
@@ -570,10 +569,10 @@ pub trait BorderStyle: Send + Sync {
         let style = style.or_else(||self.style_corners());
         let [x, y, width, height] = area.xywh();
         if width > 0 && height > 0 {
-            to.blit(&Self::NW, x, y, style)?;
-            to.blit(&Self::NE, x + width - 1, y, style)?;
-            to.blit(&Self::SW, x, y + height - 1, style)?;
-            to.blit(&Self::SE, x + width - 1, y + height - 1, style)?;
+            to.blit(&Self::NW, x, y, style);
+            to.blit(&Self::NE, x + width - 1, y, style);
+            to.blit(&Self::SW, x, y + height - 1, style);
+            to.blit(&Self::SE, x + width - 1, y + height - 1, style);
         }
         Ok(area)
     }