diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 45bc45b..04a984d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "autocfg"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cdb031dd78e28731d87d56cc8ffef4a8f36ca26c38fe2de700543e627f8a464a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
 version = "0.12.3"
@@ -170,6 +176,34 @@ dependencies = [
  "cache-padded",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "const_fn"
+version = "0.4.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c478836e029dcef17fb47c89023448c64f781a046e0300e257ad8225ae59afab"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-channel"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dca26ee1f8d361640700bde38b2c37d8c22b3ce2d360e1fc1c74ea4b0aa7d775"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-utils"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ec91540d98355f690a86367e566ecad2e9e579f230230eb7c21398372be73ea5"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "const_fn",
+ "lazy_static",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crossterm"
 version = "0.18.2"
@@ -371,9 +405,9 @@ name = "mmtc"
 version = "0.2.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "async-channel",
  "async-io",
  "async-net",
+ "crossbeam-channel",
  "crossterm",
  "dirs-next",
  "expand",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 61ed605..23b07df 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ categories = ["command-line-utilities"]
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.34"
-async-channel = "1.5.1"
 async-io = "1.2.0"
 async-net = "1.5.0"
+crossbeam-channel = "0.5.0"
 crossterm = "0.18.2"
 dirs-next = "2.0.0"
 expand = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f89fda9..e88d59d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ mod layout;
 mod mpd;
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Error, Result};
-use async_channel::bounded;
 use async_io::{block_on, Timer};
+use crossbeam_channel::unbounded;
 use crossterm::{
     event::{
         self, DisableMouseCapture, EnableMouseCapture, Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyModifiers,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ async fn run() -> Result<()> {
     let seek_forwards = seek_forwards.as_bytes();
     let update_interval = Duration::from_secs_f32(1.0 / opts.ups.unwrap_or(cfg.ups));
 
-    let (tx, rx) = bounded(32);
+    let (tx, rx) = unbounded();
     let tx1 = tx.clone();
     let tx2 = tx.clone();
     let tx3 = tx.clone();
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ async fn run() -> Result<()> {
         loop {
             let changed = idle_cl.idle().await.unwrap_or_else(die);
             if changed.0 {
-                tx.send(Command::UpdateStatus).await.unwrap_or_else(die);
+                tx.send(Command::UpdateStatus).unwrap_or_else(die);
             }
             if changed.1 {
-                tx.send(Command::UpdateQueue).await.unwrap_or_else(die);
+                tx.send(Command::UpdateQueue).unwrap_or_else(die);
             }
-            tx.send(Command::UpdateFrame).await.unwrap_or_else(die);
+            tx.send(Command::UpdateFrame).unwrap_or_else(die);
         }
     });
 
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ async fn run() -> Result<()> {
         let tx = tx2;
         loop {
             let timer = Timer::after(update_interval);
-            tx.send(Command::UpdateStatus).await.unwrap_or_else(die);
-            tx.send(Command::UpdateFrame).await.unwrap_or_else(die);
+            tx.send(Command::UpdateStatus).unwrap_or_else(die);
+            tx.send(Command::UpdateFrame).unwrap_or_else(die);
             timer.await;
         }
     });
@@ -217,12 +217,11 @@ async fn run() -> Result<()> {
                 },
                 _ => continue,
             })
-            .await
             .unwrap_or_else(die);
         }
     });
 
-    while let Ok(cmd) = rx.recv().await {
+    while let Ok(cmd) = rx.recv() {
         match cmd {
             Command::Quit => break,
             Command::UpdateFrame => render(&mut term, &cfg.layout, &mut s)?,
@@ -353,7 +352,7 @@ async fn run() -> Result<()> {
                 .context("Failed to play the selected song")?;
                 s.status = cl.status().await?;
                 if clear_query_on_play {
-                    tx.send(Command::QuitSearch).await?;
+                    tx.send(Command::QuitSearch)?;
                 } else {
                     render(&mut term, &cfg.layout, &mut s)?;
                 }