diff --git a/client/src/app.rs b/client/src/app.rs
index fc1f52f..595c7c5 100644
--- a/client/src/app.rs
+++ b/client/src/app.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ impl NavkaClientApp {
             if self.dev_mode {
                 tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(30)).await;
                 warn!("dev‑mode timeout");
+                self.aggregator.keyboards.dev.ungrab();
+                self.aggregator.mice.dev.ungrab();
                 std::process::exit(0);
             } else { futures::future::pending::<()>().await }
         };
diff --git a/client/src/main.rs b/client/src/main.rs
index 4e9eb2e..67f4aef 100644
--- a/client/src/main.rs
+++ b/client/src/main.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         let file = OpenOptions::new()
             .create(true)
             .write(true)
-            .truncate(true)
+            // .truncate(true)
             .open(&log_path)?;
         let (file_writer, guard) = non_blocking(file);
         _guard = Some(guard);