diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onPlugInputDevice/50000-UpdateDevices.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onPlugInputDevice/50000-UpdateDevices.py
index 8e925bfe..f09b3d35 100755
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onPlugInputDevice/50000-UpdateDevices.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onPlugInputDevice/50000-UpdateDevices.py
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ class command():
     def getDescription(self):
         return 'No description found'         
     def run(self):
-        pass 
+        self.env['runtime']['inputManager'].updateInputDevices()
     def setCallback(self, callback):
         pass
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/fenrirManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/fenrirManager.py
index 399f4d56..9f2a885a 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/fenrirManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/fenrirManager.py
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ class fenrirManager():
         #print('handleScreenUpdate:',time.time() - startTime)
     
     def handlePlugInputDevice(self, event):
-        self.environment['runtime']['inputManager'].updateInputDevices()
         self.environment['runtime']['commandManager'].executeDefaultTrigger('onPlugInputDevice', force=True)   
     
     def handleHeartBeat(self, event):
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/inputManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/inputManager.py
index 579c4db4..18aebe52 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/inputManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/inputManager.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class inputManager():
     def __init__(self):
         self.setLedState = True
         self.shortcutType = 'KEY'
-        
+        self.toggleDeviceGrab = False        
     def setShortcutType(self, shortcutType = 'KEY'):
         if shortcutType in ['KEY', 'BYTE']:
             self.shortcutType = shortcutType
@@ -39,6 +39,23 @@ class inputManager():
         self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].shutdownDriver('inputDriver')
     def  getInputEvent(self):
          return self.env['runtime']['inputDriver'].getInputEvent()
+    def handleDeviceGrab(self, useCurrentScreen = False):
+        if not self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('keyboard', 'grabDevices'):
+            return
+        if useCurrentScreen:
+            self.toggleDeviceGrab = True
+        else:        
+            if self.env['runtime']['screenManager'].getCurrScreenIgnored() != self.env['runtime']['screenManager'].getPrevScreenIgnored():
+                self.toggleDeviceGrab = True
+            
+        if self.toggleDeviceGrab:
+            if self.noKeyPressed():
+                if self.env['runtime']['screenManager'].getCurrScreenIgnored():
+                    self.ungrabAllDevices()
+                    self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].interruptOutput()
+                else:
+                    self.grabAllDevices()            
+                self.toggleDeviceGrab = False 
     def handleInputEvent(self, eventData):
         self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('DEBUG INPUT inputMan:'  + str(eventData),debug.debugLevel.INFO)                                               
         if not eventData:
@@ -118,14 +135,14 @@ class inputManager():
             try:
                 self.env['runtime']['inputDriver'].ungrabAllDevices()
             except Exception as e:
-                pass  
+                pass
         
     def updateInputDevices(self):
         try:
             self.env['runtime']['inputDriver'].updateInputDevices()  
         except:
             pass
-    
+        self.handleDeviceGrab(True)         
     def removeAllDevices(self):
         try:
             self.env['runtime']['inputDriver'].removeAllDevices()
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/screenManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/screenManager.py
index 3b337d6a..a496f94c 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/screenManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/screenManager.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class screenManager():
     def __init__(self):
         self.currScreenIgnored = False
         self.prevScreenIgnored = False
-        self.toggleDeviceGrab = False
     def initialize(self, environment):
         self.env = environment
         self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].loadDriver(\
@@ -40,25 +39,12 @@ class screenManager():
             self.changeBrailleScreen()              
         if not self.isSuspendingScreen(self.env['screen']['newTTY']):       
             self.update(eventData, 'onScreenChange')
-            self.env['screen']['lastScreenUpdate'] = time.time()            
-    def handleDeviceGrab(self):
-        if not self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('keyboard', 'grabDevices'):
-            return          
-        if self.getCurrScreenIgnored() != self.getPrevScreenIgnored():
-            self.toggleDeviceGrab = True
-        if self.toggleDeviceGrab:
-            if self.env['runtime']['inputManager'].noKeyPressed():
-                if self.getCurrScreenIgnored():
-                    self.env['runtime']['inputManager'].ungrabAllDevices()
-                    self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].interruptOutput()
-                else:
-                    self.env['runtime']['inputManager'].grabAllDevices()            
-                self.toggleDeviceGrab = False  
+            self.env['screen']['lastScreenUpdate'] = time.time()             
                 
     def handleScreenUpdate(self, eventData):
         self.env['screen']['oldApplication'] = self.env['screen']['newApplication'] 
         self.updateScreenIgnored() 
-        self.handleDeviceGrab()     
+        self.env['runtime']['inputManager'].handleDeviceGrab()     
         if not self.getCurrScreenIgnored():       
             self.update(eventData, 'onScreenUpdate')
             #if trigger == 'onUpdate' or self.isScreenChange() \
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/inputDriver/evdevDriver.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/inputDriver/evdevDriver.py
index c4e8b454..e432b686 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/inputDriver/evdevDriver.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/inputDriver/evdevDriver.py
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ class driver(inputDriver):
                 self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut("Device Skipped (Exception): " + deviceFile +' ' + currDevice.name +' '+ str(e),debug.debugLevel.INFO)                
         self.iDeviceNo = len(evdev.list_devices())
         self.updateMPiDevicesFD()
-
     def updateMPiDevicesFD(self):
         try:
             for fd in self.iDevices:
@@ -297,6 +296,8 @@ class driver(inputDriver):
             return
         try:
             self.iDevices[fd].grab()
+            self.gDevices[fd] = True                        
+        except IOError:            
             self.gDevices[fd] = True            
         except Exception as e:
             self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('InputDriver evdev: grabing not possible:  ' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)         
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ class driver(inputDriver):
             return      
         try:
             self.gDevices[fd] = False                    
-            self.iDevices[fd].ungrab()
+            self.iDevices[fd].ungrab()            
         except:
             pass    
     def removeDevice(self,fd):