diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/replay/main.cc b/selfdrive/ui/replay/main.cc
index c8e3e56574..acc8b5d4d3 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/replay/main.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/replay/main.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,59 @@
+#include "selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.h"
+
+#include <termios.h>
+
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QThread>
 
-#include "selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.h"
+int getch() {
+  int ch;
+  struct termios oldt;
+  struct termios newt;
+
+  tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &oldt);
+  newt = oldt;
+  newt.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);
+
+  tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &newt);
+  ch = getchar();
+  tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt);
+
+  return ch;
+}
+
+void keyboardThread(Replay *replay) {
+  char c;
+  while (true) {
+    c = getch();
+    if (c == '\n') {
+      printf("Enter seek request: ");
+      std::string r;
+      std::cin >> r;
+
+      try {
+        if (r[0] == '#') {
+          r.erase(0, 1);
+          replay->seekTo(std::stoi(r) * 60);
+        } else {
+          replay->seekTo(std::stoi(r));
+        }
+      } catch (std::invalid_argument) {
+        qDebug() << "invalid argument";
+      }
+      getch();  // remove \n from entering seek
+    } else if (c == 'm') {
+      replay->relativeSeek(+60);
+    } else if (c == 'M') {
+      replay->relativeSeek(-60);
+    } else if (c == 's') {
+      replay->relativeSeek(+10);
+    } else if (c == 'S') {
+      replay->relativeSeek(-10);
+    } else if (c == 'G') {
+      replay->relativeSeek(0);
+    }
+  }
+}
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
   QApplication a(argc, argv);
@@ -15,5 +68,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
   Replay *replay = new Replay(route);
   replay->start();
 
+  QThread *t = QThread::create(keyboardThread, replay);
+  QObject::connect(t, &QThread::finished, t, &QThread::deleteLater);
+  t->start();
   return a.exec();
 }
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.cc b/selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.cc
index 8c2f944c2d..3cef0bcd79 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.cc
@@ -8,22 +8,6 @@
 #include "selfdrive/common/timing.h"
 #include "selfdrive/hardware/hw.h"
 
-int getch() {
-  int ch;
-  struct termios oldt;
-  struct termios newt;
-
-  tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &oldt);
-  newt = oldt;
-  newt.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);
-
-  tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &newt);
-  ch = getchar();
-  tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt);
-
-  return ch;
-}
-
 Replay::Replay(QString route, SubMaster *sm_, QObject *parent) : sm(sm_), QObject(parent) {
   QStringList block = QString(getenv("BLOCK")).split(",");
   qDebug() << "blocklist" << block;
@@ -61,7 +45,7 @@ void Replay::parseResponse(const QString &response) {
   camera_paths = doc["cameras"].toArray();
   log_paths = doc["logs"].toArray();
 
-  seekTime(0);
+  seekTo(0);
 }
 
 void Replay::addSegment(int n) {
@@ -101,6 +85,7 @@ void Replay::mergeEvents() {
   lock.lock();
   auto prev_events = std::exchange(events, new_events);
   auto prev_eidx = std::exchange(eidx, new_eidx);
+  updating_events = false;
   lock.unlock();
 
   // free logs
@@ -121,12 +106,6 @@ void Replay::start(){
   });
   thread->start();
 
-  kb_thread = new QThread;
-  QObject::connect(kb_thread, &QThread::started, [=](){
-    keyboardThread();
-  });
-  kb_thread->start();
-
   queue_thread = new QThread;
   QObject::connect(queue_thread, &QThread::started, [=](){
     segmentQueueThread();
@@ -134,13 +113,21 @@ void Replay::start(){
   queue_thread->start();
 }
 
-void Replay::seekTime(int ts) {
-  ts = std::clamp(ts, 0, log_paths.size() * 60);
-  qInfo() << "seeking to " << ts;
-
-  seek_ts = ts;
-  current_segment = ts/60;
+void Replay::seekTo(int seconds) {
   updating_events = true;
+
+  std::unique_lock lk(lock);
+  seconds = std::clamp(seconds, 0, log_paths.size() * 60);
+  qInfo() << "seeking to " << seconds;
+  seek_ts = seconds;
+  current_segment = seconds / 60;
+  updating_events = false;
+}
+
+void Replay::relativeSeek(int seconds) {
+  if (current_ts > 0) {
+    seekTo(current_ts + seconds);
+  }
 }
 
 void Replay::segmentQueueThread() {
@@ -157,40 +144,6 @@ void Replay::segmentQueueThread() {
   }
 }
 
-void Replay::keyboardThread() {
-  char c;
-  while (true) {
-    c = getch();
-    if(c == '\n'){
-      printf("Enter seek request: ");
-      std::string r;
-      std::cin >> r;
-
-      try {
-        if(r[0] == '#') {
-          r.erase(0, 1);
-          seekTime(std::stoi(r)*60);
-        } else {
-          seekTime(std::stoi(r));
-        }
-      } catch (std::invalid_argument) {
-        qDebug() << "invalid argument";
-      }
-      getch(); // remove \n from entering seek
-    } else if (c == 'm') {
-      seekTime(current_ts + 60);
-    } else if (c == 'M') {
-      seekTime(current_ts - 60);
-    } else if (c == 's') {
-      seekTime(current_ts + 10);
-    } else if (c == 'S') {
-      seekTime(current_ts - 10);
-    } else if (c == 'G') {
-      seekTime(0);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 void Replay::stream() {
   QElapsedTimer timer;
   timer.start();
@@ -287,7 +240,6 @@ void Replay::stream() {
       }
     }
     lk.unlock();
-    updating_events = false;
     usleep(0);
   }
 }
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.h b/selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.h
index cb514acaad..8b7dc93b4a 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <iostream>
-#include <termios.h>
 
 #include <QJsonArray>
 #include <QThread>
@@ -25,12 +24,13 @@ public:
 
   void start();
   void addSegment(int n);
-  void seekTime(int ts);
+  void relativeSeek(int seconds);
+  void seekTo(int seconds);
 
-public slots:
   void stream();
-  void keyboardThread();
   void segmentQueueThread();
+
+public slots:
   void parseResponse(const QString &response);
   void mergeEvents();