diff --git a/coreengine/animation.c b/coreengine/animation.c
index 3e40a4a..fb88ab6 100644
--- a/coreengine/animation.c
+++ b/coreengine/animation.c
@@ -340,10 +340,10 @@ void cAnimation::Blink(void) {
     bool blinkOn = false;
     while (Running()) {
         Sleep(freq);
-        if (Running()) {
+        if (Running())
             blinkable->DoBlink(blinkFunc, blinkOn);
-            blinkable->Flush();
-        }
+        if (Running())
+            blinkable->Flush();  
         blinkOn = !blinkOn;
     }
 }
diff --git a/coreengine/area.h b/coreengine/area.h
index 256feda..305ca2f 100644
--- a/coreengine/area.h
+++ b/coreengine/area.h
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public:
     bool ActiveTab(void) { return activeTab; };
     virtual int GetWidth(void) { return 0; };
     virtual void Cache(void) {};
-    virtual void StopBlinkers(void) {};
     virtual void Close(void) {};
+    virtual void StopBlinkers(void) {};
     virtual void Clear(void) {};
     virtual void Hide(void) {};
     virtual void Show(void) {};
diff --git a/coreengine/osdwrapper.c b/coreengine/osdwrapper.c
index 76b5bf7..011ffc8 100644
--- a/coreengine/osdwrapper.c
+++ b/coreengine/osdwrapper.c
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ void cSdOsd::DestroyPixmap(cPixmap *pix) {
 }
 
 void cSdOsd::Flush(void) {
-    Lock();
     if (osd && !flushLocked)
         osd->Flush();
-    Unlock();    
 }
diff --git a/coreengine/view.c b/coreengine/view.c
index 2aba313..0a323bc 100644
--- a/coreengine/view.c
+++ b/coreengine/view.c
@@ -215,11 +215,6 @@ void cView::Render(int ve, bool force) {
 }
 
 void cView::Close(void) {
-    for (int i=0; i < numViewElements; i++) {
-        if (!viewElements[i])
-            continue;
-        viewElements[i]->StopBlinking();
-    }
     delete fader;
     fader = NULL;
     delete shifter;
diff --git a/coreengine/viewelement.c b/coreengine/viewelement.c
index cf05733..340bd84 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewelement.c
+++ b/coreengine/viewelement.c
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ bool cViewElement::Execute(void) {
 void cViewElement::Clear(void) {
     tokenContainer->Clear();
     for (cAreaNode *node = areaNodes.First(); node; node = areaNodes.Next(node)) {
+        node->StopBlinkers();
         sdOsd->Lock();
         node->Clear();
         sdOsd->Unlock();
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ void cViewElement::Close(void) {
     delete detacher;
     detacher = NULL;
     for (cAreaNode *node = areaNodes.First(); node; node = areaNodes.Next(node)) {
+        node->StopBlinkers();
         sdOsd->Lock();
         node->Close();
         sdOsd->Unlock();
diff --git a/coreengine/viewgrid.c b/coreengine/viewgrid.c
index f19383a..6d3dd5f 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewgrid.c
+++ b/coreengine/viewgrid.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ void cViewGrid::ClearGrids(void) {
     for (int i = 0; i < gridsize; i++) {
         if (!grid[i])
             continue;
+        grid[i]->StopBlinking();
         grid[i]->Close();
         delete grid[i];
         grid[i] = NULL;
diff --git a/coreengine/viewlist.c b/coreengine/viewlist.c
index 86760b5..dbbe5e7 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewlist.c
+++ b/coreengine/viewlist.c
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@ void cViewList::Clear(void) {
     if (!listElements)
         return;
     for (int i = 0; i < numElements; i++) {
+        listElements[i]->StopBlinking();
         listElements[i]->StopScrolling();
+    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < numElements; i++) {
         listElements[i]->Clear();
     }
 }
@@ -199,7 +202,10 @@ void cViewList::Close(void) {
     if (!listElements)
         return;
     for (int i = 0; i < numElements; i++) {
+        listElements[i]->StopBlinking();
         listElements[i]->StopScrolling();
+    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < numElements; i++) {
         listElements[i]->Close();
     }
 }