diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d0e3c690..b5e1a116 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	charm.land/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0
-	charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.2
+	charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.10
 	charm.land/huh/v2 v2.0.1
 	charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.1
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.6.0
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/catppuccin/go v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v5 v5.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20260525132238-948f4557a654 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20260703014108-f5a850f9c2b7 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/ordered v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/strings v0.0.0-20240919170804-a4978c8e603a // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.2 // indirect
@@ -301,5 +301,3 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect
 )
-
-replace charm.land/bubbletea/v2 => github.com/unlabs-dev/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.8-uncloud.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1b943443..aa5c3192 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 charm.land/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0 h1:tE3eK/pHjmtrDiRdoC9uGNLgpopOd8fjhEe31B/ai5s=
 charm.land/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:rCHoleP2XhU8um45NTuOWBPNVHxnkXKTiZqcclL/qOI=
+charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.10 h1:oolvo20VBpI0PfqE7iFjkZ1bx0WpmXGfnKz5Yldjq5o=
+charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.10/go.mod h1:QOatcnhOjYIfxzUSTz6raF7Ex4R/rIuHa3SnBdCCpMc=
 charm.land/huh/v2 v2.0.1 h1:9vhBjlIDuikdPKH+qnoG++GERVxqY0Lkv14xW57lj98=
 charm.land/huh/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:93eEveeeqn47MwiC3tf+2atZ2l7Is88rAtmZNZ8x9Wc=
 charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.1 h1:6Xzrn49+Py1Um5q/wZG1gWgER2+7dUyZ9XMEufqPSys=
@@ -127,8 +129,8 @@ github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UF
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.3 h1:QPa1IWkYI+AOB+fE+mg/5/4HRMZcaXex9t5KX76i20Q=
 github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.3/go.mod h1:/zT4BhpD5aGFpqQQqw7a+VtHCzu+zrQtt1zhMt9mR4Q=
-github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20260525132238-948f4557a654 h1:FpSYhY28ucg9ZRr+2wj67FAQ0Ey5yiK0072PmRDJNek=
-github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20260525132238-948f4557a654/go.mod h1:hFpumms29Smx3LStRfku8vcCTBe1Kq8aCXtHUJa3mjY=
+github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20260703014108-f5a850f9c2b7 h1:3FmWoGNWK4STvqg0O0Aeav2T7rodWJAPeF0QpH+8gFw=
+github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20260703014108-f5a850f9c2b7/go.mod h1:f/jRa757WUmaOZrbPspXymbg/GnbF+rwe4OLsG7aXYo=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.7 h1:kzv1kJvjg2S3r9KHo8hDdHFQLEqn4RBCb39dAYC84jI=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.11.7/go.mod h1:9qGpnAVYz+8ACONkZBUWPtL7lulP9No6p1epAihUZwQ=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/conpty v0.1.1 h1:s1bUxjoi7EpqiXysVtC+a8RrvPPNcNvAjfi4jxsAuEs=
@@ -689,8 +691,6 @@ github.com/tonistiigi/units v0.0.0-20180711220420-6950e57a87ea h1:SXhTLE6pb6eld/
 github.com/tonistiigi/units v0.0.0-20180711220420-6950e57a87ea/go.mod h1:WPnis/6cRcDZSUvVmezrxJPkiO87ThFYsoUiMwWNDJk=
 github.com/tonistiigi/vt100 v0.0.0-20240514184818-90bafcd6abab h1:H6aJ0yKQ0gF49Qb2z5hI1UHxSQt4JMyxebFR15KnApw=
 github.com/tonistiigi/vt100 v0.0.0-20240514184818-90bafcd6abab/go.mod h1:ulncasL3N9uLrVann0m+CDlJKWsIAP34MPcOJF6VRvc=
-github.com/unlabs-dev/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.8-uncloud.1 h1:898LVw5QvmRX/y+pgzCo2pE/NbN9CZfdpiVnzAeAFDY=
-github.com/unlabs-dev/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.8-uncloud.1/go.mod h1:DGW2q8gvzHnOpMpZTORs0aySVHCox5C+2Svk0fci1qs=
 github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.12.1 h1:CqKoORW7BUWBe7UL/iqTVvkTBOF8UvOMKOIZykxnnbo=
 github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.12.1/go.mod h1:eF6B6i6ftWQcDqEn3/iGFRFRo8cBIMSJVOpnNdfTMFA=
 github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1 h1:3AEMt62VKqz90r0tmNhog0r/PpWKmrEShJU0wJW6bV0=
diff --git a/internal/cli/connect.go b/internal/cli/connect.go
index 59151c31..632fef10 100644
--- a/internal/cli/connect.go
+++ b/internal/cli/connect.go
@@ -45,7 +45,17 @@ func connectClusterWithProgress(ctx context.Context, conn config.MachineConnecti
 	}
 
 	// Run the connection TUI model. Render to stderr so stdout stays clean for command output.
-	p := tea.NewProgram(newConnectModel(ctx, conn), tea.WithOutput(os.Stderr))
+	p := tea.NewProgram(newConnectModel(ctx, conn),
+		tea.WithOutput(os.Stderr),
+		tea.WithInput(nil),
+		// Ctrl+C handling
+		tea.WithFilter(func(_ tea.Model, msg tea.Msg) tea.Msg {
+			if _, ok := msg.(tea.InterruptMsg); ok {
+				return connectResultMsg{err: errors.New("connection cancelled")}
+			}
+			return msg
+		}),
+	)
 	model, err := p.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("run connection TUI: %w", err)
@@ -190,13 +200,6 @@ func (m connectModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		var cmd tea.Cmd
 		m.spinner, cmd = m.spinner.Update(msg)
 		return m, cmd
-
-	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
-		if msg.String() == "ctrl+c" {
-			m.result.err = fmt.Errorf("connection cancelled")
-			m.done = true
-			return m, tea.Quit
-		}
 	}
 
 	return m, nil
diff --git a/internal/cli/tui/spinner.go b/internal/cli/tui/spinner.go
index 10ec79f3..2383dba2 100644
--- a/internal/cli/tui/spinner.go
+++ b/internal/cli/tui/spinner.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ func RunSpinner(ctx context.Context, title string, action func(ctx context.Conte
 			}
 		})).
 		WithOutput(os.Stderr).
+		// A spinner reads no keys, saying so makes Bubble Tea skip unnecessary terminal capability queries.
+		WithInput(nil).
 		Context(ctx).
 		ActionWithErr(action).
 		Run()