diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index d3be57d..dc357b1 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ static arg_action interpret_flag_arg(const char *arg, const char *next) {
                 interpret_flag_character(*arg, next, return_action);
             if (current_action == ARG_ACTION_STOP) {
                 return ARG_ACTION_STOP;
-            } else if (current_action == ARG_ACTION_CONTINUE && return_action != ARG_ACTION_SKIP) {
+            } else if (current_action == ARG_ACTION_CONTINUE &&
+                       return_action != ARG_ACTION_SKIP) {
                 return_action = ARG_ACTION_CONTINUE;
             } else if (current_action == ARG_ACTION_SKIP) {
                 return_action = ARG_ACTION_SKIP;
@@ -563,7 +564,6 @@ static void do_initial_refresh() {
 }
 
 static void refresh_module(struct BarModule *module) {
-    sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &global_real_time_mask, NULL);
     if (module->last_text) {
         qtb_free(module->last_text);
         module->last_text = NULL;
@@ -574,7 +574,6 @@ static void refresh_module(struct BarModule *module) {
     } else {
         module->last_text_length = 0;
     }
-    sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &global_real_time_mask, NULL);
 }
 
 /* return TRUE if the module was refreshed, FALSE otherwise */
@@ -595,6 +594,7 @@ static int check_and_refresh_module(struct BarModule *module,
 
 static void module_poll_loop() {
     while (TRUE) {
+        sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &global_real_time_mask, NULL);
         struct timespec current_time;
         clock_gettime(global_cpu_clock_id, &current_time);
         unsigned long current_time_ms = timespec_to_miliseconds(&current_time);
@@ -616,6 +616,7 @@ static void module_poll_loop() {
         timespec_diff(&current_time, &end_time, &span_time);
         struct timespec final_sleep_time;
         timespec_diff(&span_time, &global_refresh_time, &final_sleep_time);
+        sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &global_real_time_mask, NULL);
         nanosleep(&final_sleep_time, NULL);
     }
 }
@@ -629,17 +630,17 @@ static void rewrite_bar() {
     size_t i;
     for (i = 0; i < global_module_count - 1; ++i) {
         if (modules[i].last_text) {
-            bar_text = qtb_realloc(
-                bar_text, (bar_length += modules[i].last_text_length +
-                                         global_seperator_length));
+            bar_text = qtb_realloc(bar_text,
+                                   (bar_length += modules[i].last_text_length +
+                                                  global_seperator_length));
             strcat(bar_text, modules[i].last_text);
             strcat(bar_text, SEPERATOR_TEXT);
         }
     }
     struct BarModule *last_module = &modules[global_module_count - 1];
     if (last_module->last_text) {
-        bar_text = qtb_realloc(
-            bar_text, (bar_length += last_module->last_text_length));
+        bar_text = qtb_realloc(bar_text,
+                               (bar_length += last_module->last_text_length));
         strcat(bar_text, last_module->last_text);
     }
     strcat(bar_text, SUFFIX_TEXT);