diff --git a/lua/term-edit/async.lua b/lua/term-edit/async.lua
index 93ef004..0dae3d7 100644
--- a/lua/term-edit/async.lua
+++ b/lua/term-edit/async.lua
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ function M.feedkeys(keys, callback, opts)
     end
     keys = keys .. call_callback() .. '<CR>'
   end
-  vim.api.nvim_input(keys)
+  local keys = vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes(keys, true, false, true)
+  vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(keys, "n", false)
 end
 
 ---quit insert (terminal) mode