diff --git a/prompt.go b/prompt.go
index 8e35123..d5b9d8b 100644
--- a/prompt.go
+++ b/prompt.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/chzyer/readline"
@@ -113,6 +114,9 @@ type PromptTemplates struct {
 // Run will keep the prompt alive until it has been canceled from the command prompt or it has received a valid
 // value. It will return the value and an error if any occurred during the prompt's execution.
 func (p *Prompt) Run() (string, error) {
+	mutex := new(sync.Mutex)
+	closing := false
+
 	var err error
 
 	err = p.prepareTemplates()
@@ -159,6 +163,13 @@ func (p *Prompt) Run() (string, error) {
 	cur := NewCursor(input, p.Pointer, eraseDefault)
 
 	listen := func(input []rune, pos int, key rune) ([]rune, int, bool) {
+		mutex.Lock()
+		defer mutex.Unlock()
+
+		if closing {
+			return nil, 0, false
+		}
+
 		_, _, keepOn := cur.Listen(input, pos, key)
 		err := validFn(cur.Get())
 		var prompt []byte
@@ -193,6 +204,7 @@ func (p *Prompt) Run() (string, error) {
 
 	for {
 		_, err = rl.Readline()
+		mutex.Lock()
 		inputErr = validFn(cur.Get())
 		if inputErr == nil {
 			break
@@ -201,8 +213,12 @@ func (p *Prompt) Run() (string, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			break
 		}
+		mutex.Unlock()
 	}
 
+	defer mutex.Unlock()
+	closing = true
+
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err {
 		case readline.ErrInterrupt:
diff --git a/select.go b/select.go
index b58ed97..ca59838 100644
--- a/select.go
+++ b/select.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"sync"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 	"text/template"
 
@@ -220,6 +221,9 @@ func (s *Select) RunCursorAt(cursorPos, scroll int) (int, string, error) {
 }
 
 func (s *Select) innerRun(cursorPos, scroll int, top rune) (int, string, error) {
+	mutex := new(sync.Mutex)
+	closing := false
+
 	c := &readline.Config{
 		Stdin:  s.Stdin,
 		Stdout: s.Stdout,
@@ -254,6 +258,13 @@ func (s *Select) innerRun(cursorPos, scroll int, top rune) (int, string, error)
 	s.list.SetStart(scroll)
 
 	c.SetListener(func(line []rune, pos int, key rune) ([]rune, int, bool) {
+		mutex.Lock()
+		defer mutex.Unlock()
+
+		if closing {
+			return nil, 0, false
+		}
+
 		switch {
 		case key == KeyEnter:
 			return nil, 0, true
@@ -373,6 +384,10 @@ func (s *Select) innerRun(cursorPos, scroll int, top rune) (int, string, error)
 
 	}
 
+	mutex.Lock()
+	defer mutex.Unlock()
+	closing = true
+
 	if err != nil {
 		if err.Error() == "Interrupt" {
 			err = ErrInterrupt