diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index e13e770..e05485d 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const c = @cImport({
     @cInclude("linux/input.h");
-    @cInclude("libevdev-1.0/libevdev/libevdev.h");
+    @cInclude("libevdev/libevdev.h");
+    @cInclude("libevdev/libevdev-uinput.h");
     @cInclude("errno.h");
 });
 
@@ -14,17 +15,16 @@ const LShiftUp = c.input_event{ .type = c.EV_KEY, .code = c.KEY_LEFTSHIFT, .valu
 const RShiftDown = c.input_event{ .type = c.EV_KEY, .code = c.KEY_RIGHTSHIFT, .value = 1, .time = undefined };
 const RShiftUp = c.input_event{ .type = c.EV_KEY, .code = c.KEY_RIGHTSHIFT, .value = 0, .time = undefined };
 const Syn = c.input_event{ .type = c.EV_SYN, .code = c.SYN_REPORT, .value = 0, .time = undefined };
+var uidev: *align(8) void = undefined;
 
 fn event_equal(e1: *const c.input_event, e2: *const c.input_event) bool {
     return (e1.*.type == e2.*.type) and (e1.*.code == e2.*.code) and (e1.*.value == e2.*.value);
 }
 
-//fn event_read(event: *c.input_event) !void {
-//    event.* = try std.io.getStdIn().reader().readStruct(@TypeOf(event.*));
-//}
-
 fn event_write(event: *const c.input_event) !void {
-    try std.io.getStdOut().writer().writeStruct(event.*);
+    if (c.libevdev_uinput_write_event(@ptrCast(uidev), event.*.type, event.*.code, event.*.value) < 0) {
+        return error.writeFailed;
+    }
 }
 
 fn write_esc() !void {
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         std.os.exit(1);
     }
 
+    if (c.libevdev_uinput_create_from_device(@ptrCast(dev), c.LIBEVDEV_UINPUT_OPEN_MANAGED, @ptrCast(&uidev)) < 0) {
+        std.debug.print("evdev: failed creating uinput device", .{});
+        std.os.exit(1);
+    }
+
     var write_esc_lshift: bool = undefined;
     var write_esc_rshift: bool = undefined;
     var is_lshift_down: bool = false;
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
             break :outer;
         }
 
-        if (event.type == c.EV_MSC and event.type == c.MSC_SCAN) {
+        if (event.type == c.EV_MSC and event.code == c.MSC_SCAN) {
             continue :outer;
         }