diff --git a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
index 6d1b5219..584b4863 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ void Game::load(){
 	
     // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
     sleep(0);
+	SDL_PumpEvents();
+
 	if(loadingImageUsed == false){
 		// try to use a faction related loading screen
 		SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s] Searching for faction loading screen\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__);
@@ -242,6 +244,7 @@ void Game::load(){
 
     // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
     sleep(0);
+	SDL_PumpEvents();
 
     SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
 
@@ -257,6 +260,7 @@ void Game::load(){
 
     // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
     sleep(0);
+	SDL_PumpEvents();
 
     SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
 
@@ -265,6 +269,7 @@ void Game::load(){
 
     // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
     sleep(0);
+	SDL_PumpEvents();
 
 	SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
 
@@ -276,6 +281,7 @@ void Game::load(){
 
     // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
     sleep(0);
+	SDL_PumpEvents();
 
 	SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
     //good_fpu_control_registers(NULL,__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
@@ -304,16 +310,19 @@ void Game::init()
 
     // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
     sleep(0);
+	SDL_PumpEvents();
 
 	world.init(this, gameSettings.getDefaultUnits());
 
     // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
     sleep(0);
+	SDL_PumpEvents();
 
 	gui.init(this);
 
     // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
     sleep(0);
+	SDL_PumpEvents();
 
 	chatManager.init(&console, world.getThisTeamIndex());
 	console.clearStoredLines();
@@ -323,6 +332,7 @@ void Game::init()
 
     // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
     sleep(0);
+	SDL_PumpEvents();
 
 	scriptManager.init(&world, &gameCamera);
 
@@ -345,6 +355,7 @@ void Game::init()
 
     // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
     sleep(0);
+	SDL_PumpEvents();
 
 	//wheather particle systems
 	if(world.getTileset()->getWeather() == wRainy){
@@ -372,6 +383,7 @@ void Game::init()
 
     // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
     sleep(0);
+	SDL_PumpEvents();
 
 	//sounds
 	SoundRenderer &soundRenderer= SoundRenderer::getInstance();
diff --git a/source/glest_game/types/tech_tree.cpp b/source/glest_game/types/tech_tree.cpp
index 5c7742e2..f905f974 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/types/tech_tree.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/types/tech_tree.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void TechTree::load(const string &dir, set<string> &factions, Checksum* checksum
 
     // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
     sleep(0);
+	SDL_PumpEvents();
 
 	//load tech tree xml info
 	try{
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ void TechTree::load(const string &dir, set<string> &factions, Checksum* checksum
 
 	    // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
 	    sleep(0);
+		SDL_PumpEvents();
 
 		//armor types
 		const XmlNode *armorTypesNode= techTreeNode->getChild("armor-types");
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ void TechTree::load(const string &dir, set<string> &factions, Checksum* checksum
 
     // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
     sleep(0);
+	SDL_PumpEvents();
 
 	//load factions
 	str= dir+"/factions/*.";
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ void TechTree::load(const string &dir, set<string> &factions, Checksum* checksum
 
 		    // give CPU time to update other things to avoid apperance of hanging
 		    sleep(0);
+			SDL_PumpEvents();
 
         }
     }