diff --git a/input-capture/src/lib.rs b/input-capture/src/lib.rs
index ec041cd..2f23017 100644
--- a/input-capture/src/lib.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/lib.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ pub async fn create(
         Backend::Windows,
         #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
         Backend::MacOs,
-        Backend::Dummy,
     ] {
         match create_backend(backend).await {
             Ok(b) => {
diff --git a/input-capture/src/libei.rs b/input-capture/src/libei.rs
index 06fdc6a..6f3b4f9 100644
--- a/input-capture/src/libei.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/libei.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use ashpd::{
     desktop::{
         input_capture::{Activated, Barrier, BarrierID, Capabilities, InputCapture, Region, Zones},
-        ResponseError, Session,
+        Session,
     },
     enumflags2::BitFlags,
 };
@@ -140,21 +140,12 @@ async fn create_session<'a>(
     input_capture: &'a InputCapture<'a>,
 ) -> std::result::Result<(Session<'a>, BitFlags<Capabilities>), ashpd::Error> {
     log::debug!("creating input capture session");
-    let (session, capabilities) = loop {
-        match input_capture
-            .create_session(
-                &ashpd::WindowIdentifier::default(),
-                Capabilities::Keyboard | Capabilities::Pointer | Capabilities::Touchscreen,
-            )
-            .await
-        {
-            Ok(s) => break s,
-            Err(ashpd::Error::Response(ResponseError::Cancelled)) => continue,
-            o => o?,
-        };
-    };
-    log::debug!("capabilities: {capabilities:?}");
-    Ok((session, capabilities))
+    input_capture
+        .create_session(
+            &ashpd::WindowIdentifier::default(),
+            Capabilities::Keyboard | Capabilities::Pointer | Capabilities::Touchscreen,
+        )
+        .await
 }
 
 async fn connect_to_eis(
diff --git a/src/server/capture_task.rs b/src/server/capture_task.rs
index d4dc430..1d7fcbd 100644
--- a/src/server/capture_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/capture_task.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,14 @@ async fn do_capture(
     frontend_tx: &Sender<FrontendEvent>,
     release_bind: &[scancode::Linux],
 ) -> Result<(), LanMouseCaptureError> {
-    let mut capture = input_capture::create(backend).await?;
+    /* allow cancelling capture request */
+    let mut capture = tokio::select! {
+        r = input_capture::create(backend) => {
+            r?
+        },
+        _ = server.cancelled() => return Ok(()),
+    };
+
     let _ = frontend_tx
         .send(FrontendEvent::CaptureStatus(Status::Enabled))
         .await;
diff --git a/src/server/emulation_task.rs b/src/server/emulation_task.rs
index ce9613a..3214b2f 100644
--- a/src/server/emulation_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/emulation_task.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,12 @@ async fn do_emulation(
 ) -> Result<(), LanMouseEmulationError> {
     let backend = backend.map(|b| b.into());
     log::info!("creating input emulation...");
-    let mut emulation = input_emulation::create(backend).await?;
+    let mut emulation = tokio::select! {
+        r = input_emulation::create(backend) => {
+            r?
+        }
+        _ = server.cancelled() => return Ok(()),
+    };
     let _ = frontend_tx
         .send(FrontendEvent::EmulationStatus(Status::Enabled))
         .await;