diff --git a/menu.cpp b/menu.cpp
index 0467a2d..cf5db2f 100644
--- a/menu.cpp
+++ b/menu.cpp
@@ -4870,6 +4870,7 @@ void Info(const char *message, int timeout, int width, int height, int frame)
 
 		menu_timer = GetTimer(timeout);
 		menustate = MENU_INFO;
+		OsdUpdate();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/osd.cpp b/osd.cpp
index b5ab7b4..a70ea4d 100644
--- a/osd.cpp
+++ b/osd.cpp
@@ -695,9 +695,6 @@ char* OsdCoreName()
 
 void OsdUpdate()
 {
-	// reset the output channel (workaround)
-	if(osdset) spi_osd_cmd(OSD_CMD_WRITE);
-
 	int n = is_menu_core() ? 19 : osd_size;
 	for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
 	{
diff --git a/user_io.cpp b/user_io.cpp
index e6ff2e6..12f0ce7 100644
--- a/user_io.cpp
+++ b/user_io.cpp
@@ -1705,6 +1705,7 @@ void user_io_read_confstr()
 	}
 
 	cfgstr[j++] = 0;
+	DisableIO();
 }
 
 char *user_io_get_confstr(int index)