diff --git a/modules/applications/nshc.lua b/modules/applications/nshc.lua
index ef8be1f..b4324be 100644
--- a/modules/applications/nshc.lua
+++ b/modules/applications/nshc.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 function nshc_w(evPP,nid)
+ local sI = E().sI or 1
  while true do
   if ev[1] == "net_msg" then
    local V,msg=false,tostring(ev[4])
@@ -7,9 +8,9 @@ function nshc_w(evPP,nid)
      write(msg:sub(4))
     end
    end
-  elseif ev[1] == "key" and ev[2] == E().sI and ev[3] == 29 and ev[4] == 27 then
+  elseif ev[1] == "key" and ev[2] == sI and ev[3] == 29 and ev[4] == 27 then
    break
-  elseif ev[1] == "key" and ev[2] == E().sI then
+  elseif ev[1] == "key" and ev[2] == sI then
    ns(nid,evPP,"key"..tostring(ev[3]))
   end
   C.yield()