diff --git a/src/Live/app.jl b/src/Live/app.jl
index b572cb43..bc1cfd81 100644
--- a/src/Live/app.jl
+++ b/src/Live/app.jl
@@ -35,26 +35,31 @@ other widgets to access their internal variables.
     help_message::Union{Nothing,String}
     should_stop::Bool
 
-    function AppInternals(; refresh_rate::Int = 60, help_message = nothing)
+    function AppInternals(;
+        refresh_rate::Int = 60,
+        help_message = nothing,
+        suppress_output = false,
+    )
         # get output buffers
         iob = IOBuffer()
         ioc = IOContext(iob, :displaysize => displaysize(stdout))
 
         # prepare terminal 
         raw_mode_enabled = try
-            raw!(terminal, true)
+            raw!(get_terminal(), true)
             true
         catch err
-            @debug "Unable to enter raw mode: " exception = (err, catch_backtrace())
+            suppress_output ||
+                @warn "Unable to enter raw mode: " exception = (err, catch_backtrace())
             false
         end
 
         # hide the cursor
-        raw_mode_enabled && print(terminal.out_stream, "\x1b[?25l")
+        raw_mode_enabled && print(get_terminal().out_stream, "\x1b[?25l")
         return new(
             iob,
             ioc,
-            terminal,
+            get_terminal(),
             nothing,
             String[],
             raw_mode_enabled,
diff --git a/src/Live/keyboard_input.jl b/src/Live/keyboard_input.jl
index e2b70630..9c95db41 100644
--- a/src/Live/keyboard_input.jl
+++ b/src/Live/keyboard_input.jl
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ if it exists. Returns a list of return values from the control functions.
 """
 function keyboard_input(widget::AbstractWidget)
     controls = widget.controls
-    if bytesavailable(terminal.in_stream) > 0
+    if bytesavailable(get_terminal().in_stream) > 0
         # get input
-        c = readkey(terminal.in_stream)
+        c = readkey(get_terminal().in_stream)
         c = haskey(KEYs, Int(c)) ? KEYs[Int(c)] : Char(c)
 
         # see if a control has been defined for this key
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ Get keyboard input from the terminal and execute the corresponding control funct
 """
 function keyboard_input(widget::AbstractWidgetContainer)
     retvals = []
-    if bytesavailable(terminal.in_stream) > 0
+    if bytesavailable(get_terminal().in_stream) > 0
         # get input
-        c = readkey(terminal.in_stream)
+        c = readkey(get_terminal().in_stream)
         c = haskey(KEYs, Int(c)) ? KEYs[Int(c)] : Char(c) # ::Union{Char, KeyInput}
 
         # execute command on each subwidget
diff --git a/src/Live/live.jl b/src/Live/live.jl
index efeef6f2..e8809f7f 100644
--- a/src/Live/live.jl
+++ b/src/Live/live.jl
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ module LiveWidgets
 import REPL
 import REPL.Terminals: raw!, AbstractTerminal
 import REPL.TerminalMenus: readkey
-const terminal = @static if isdefined(REPL.TerminalMenus, :default_terminal)
-    REPL.TerminalMenus.default_terminal()
-else
-    REPL.TerminalMenus.terminal
+
+function get_terminal()
+    return @static if isdefined(REPL.TerminalMenus, :default_terminal)
+        REPL.TerminalMenus.default_terminal()
+    else
+        REPL.TerminalMenus.terminal
+    end
 end
 
 using Dates