diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e43b0f98..9f2e8485 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 .DS_Store
+__pycache__/
diff --git a/helpers/buttons.py b/helpers/buttons.py
index b79d3453..b5d303a9 100644
--- a/helpers/buttons.py
+++ b/helpers/buttons.py
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ class Buttons:
 
         return
 
-    def wait_for(self, keys = [], check_release = True) -> int:
+    def wait_for(self, keys = [], check_release = True, release_keys = []) -> int:
+        if not release_keys:
+            release_keys = keys
         while True:
             for i in keys:
-                if check_release == False or (check_release == True and B.release_lock == True):
+                if check_release == False or ((check_release == True and i in release_keys and B.release_lock == True) or check_release == True and i not in release_keys):
                     # when check release is False or the release lock is released (True)
                     if self.GPIO.input(i) == GPIO.LOW or self.override_ind == True:
                         B.release_lock = False
diff --git a/views/seed_tools_view.py b/views/seed_tools_view.py
index e41dac3c..111bbaa4 100644
--- a/views/seed_tools_view.py
+++ b/views/seed_tools_view.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class SeedToolsView(View):
 
         # Wait for Button Input (specifically menu selection/press)
         while True:
-            input = self.buttons.wait_for([B.KEY_UP, B.KEY_DOWN, B.KEY_PRESS, B.KEY_RIGHT, B.KEY_LEFT, B.KEY1, B.KEY2, B.KEY3])
+            input = self.buttons.wait_for([B.KEY_UP, B.KEY_DOWN, B.KEY_PRESS, B.KEY_RIGHT, B.KEY_LEFT, B.KEY1, B.KEY2, B.KEY3], True, [B.KEY_PRESS, B.KEY_RIGHT, B.KEY_LEFT, B.KEY1, B.KEY2, B.KEY3])
             if input == B.KEY_UP:
                 ret_val = self.gather_words_up()
             elif input == B.KEY_DOWN: