diff --git a/DD2Switcher/Program.cs b/DD2Switcher/Program.cs
index 758817e..267cc5f 100644
--- a/DD2Switcher/Program.cs
+++ b/DD2Switcher/Program.cs
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ namespace DD2Switcher {
 
         private static void HandleWaitingToAdvance() {
             // Start timer to advance after N milliseconds
-            Console.WriteLine($"Starting 500ms timer in WAITING_TO_ADVANCE state");
-            Task.Delay(500).ContinueWith(_ => {
+            Console.WriteLine($"Starting 20ms timer in WAITING_TO_ADVANCE state");
+            Task.Delay(20).ContinueWith(_ => {
                 if (CurrentState == SequenceState.WAITING_TO_ADVANCE) {
                     CurrentState = SequenceState.ADVANCE;
                     Console.WriteLine($"Timer expired, transitioning to ADVANCE state");
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ namespace DD2Switcher {
                 if (wParamInt == WM_LBUTTONDOWN || wParamInt == WM_RBUTTONDOWN || wParamInt == WM_MBUTTONDOWN) {
                     if (CurrentState == SequenceState.WAITING_FOR_EVENT) {
                         Console.WriteLine($"Mouse click detected in state: {CurrentState}");
-                        HandleSequenceEvent();
+                        // Handle sequence event asynchronously to avoid interfering with mouse event processing
+                        Task.Run(() => HandleSequenceEvent());
                     }
                 }
             }