diff --git a/gui.cpp b/gui.cpp
index 4299156..0c69e39 100644
--- a/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui.cpp
@@ -126,12 +126,11 @@ bool GUI::handle_ui_events() {
   bool event_happened = false;
   sf::Event event;
   auto player = $world.get_the<Player>();
-  auto& window = $renderer.$window;
-  int map_font_size = $renderer.$map_font_size;
+  int map_font_size = $renderer.font_size();
 
-  while(window.pollEvent(event)) {
+  while($renderer.poll_event(event)) {
     if(event.type == sf::Event::Closed) {
-      window.close();
+      $renderer.close();
     } else if(event.type ==  sf::Event::KeyPressed) {
       auto& player_motion = $world.get<Motion>(player.entity);
 
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ int GUI::main() {
   create_renderer();
   run_systems();
 
-  while($renderer.$window.isOpen()) {
+  while($renderer.is_open()) {
     render_scene();
 
     if(handle_ui_events()) {
diff --git a/render.hpp b/render.hpp
index 5b73d73..dac9171 100644
--- a/render.hpp
+++ b/render.hpp
@@ -50,4 +50,15 @@ struct SFMLRender {
   sf::Sprite &get_text_sprite(wchar_t tile);
   bool resize_map(int new_size);
   void draw_screen(bool clear=true, float map_off_x=0.0f, float map_off_y=0.0f);
+
+  bool poll_event(sf::Event &event) {
+    return $window.pollEvent(event);
+  }
+
+  void close() { return $window.close(); }
+
+  bool is_open() { return $window.isOpen(); }
+
+  int font_size() { return $map_font_size; }
+
 };