diff --git a/sphaira/include/ui/menus/filebrowser.hpp b/sphaira/include/ui/menus/filebrowser.hpp
index 03503fc..e9ee244 100644
--- a/sphaira/include/ui/menus/filebrowser.hpp
+++ b/sphaira/include/ui/menus/filebrowser.hpp
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ struct FileAssocEntry {
     std::string name{}; // ini name
     std::vector<std::string> ext{}; // list of ext
     std::vector<std::string> database{}; // list of systems
+
+    auto IsExtension(std::string_view extension, std::string_view internal_extension) const -> bool {
+        for (const auto& assoc_ext : ext) {
+            if (extension.length() == assoc_ext.length() && !strncasecmp(assoc_ext.data(), extension.data(), assoc_ext.length())) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (internal_extension.length() == assoc_ext.length() && !strncasecmp(assoc_ext.data(), internal_extension.data(), assoc_ext.length())) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 };
 
 struct LastFile {
diff --git a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/filebrowser.cpp b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/filebrowser.cpp
index 1a67769..a972fe6 100644
--- a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/filebrowser.cpp
+++ b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/filebrowser.cpp
@@ -942,15 +942,13 @@ auto Menu::FindFileAssocFor() -> std::vector<FileAssocEntry> {
     // only support roms in correctly named folders, sorry!
     const auto db_indexs = GetRomDatabaseFromPath(m_path);
     const auto& entry = GetEntry();
-    const auto extension = entry.internal_extension.empty() ? entry.extension : entry.internal_extension;
-    if (extension.empty()) {
+    const auto extension = entry.extension;
+    const auto internal_extension = entry.internal_extension.empty() ? entry.extension : entry.internal_extension;
+    if (extension.empty() && internal_extension.empty()) {
         // log_write("failed to get extension for db: %s path: %s\n", database_entry.c_str(), m_path);
         return {};
     }
 
-    // log_write("got extension for db: %s path: %s\n", database_entry.c_str(), m_path);
-
-
     std::vector<FileAssocEntry> out_entries;
     if (!db_indexs.empty()) {
         // if database isn't empty, then we are in a valid folder
@@ -960,15 +958,14 @@ auto Menu::FindFileAssocFor() -> std::vector<FileAssocEntry> {
                 // if (assoc_db == PATHS[db_idx].folder || assoc_db == PATHS[db_idx].database) {
                 for (auto db_idx : db_indexs) {
                     if (PATHS[db_idx].IsDatabase(assoc_db)) {
-                        for (const auto& assoc_ext : assoc.ext) {
-                            if (assoc_ext == extension) {
-                                log_write("found ext: %s assoc_ext: %s assoc.ext: %s\n", assoc.path.s, assoc_ext.c_str(), extension.c_str());
-                                out_entries.emplace_back(assoc);
-                            }
+                        if (assoc.IsExtension(extension, internal_extension)) {
+                            out_entries.emplace_back(assoc);
+                            goto jump;
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
+            jump:
         }
     } else {
         // otherwise, if not in a valid folder, find an entry that doesn't
@@ -979,11 +976,9 @@ auto Menu::FindFileAssocFor() -> std::vector<FileAssocEntry> {
         // to be in the correct folder, ie psx, to know what system that .iso is for.
         for (const auto& assoc : m_assoc_entries) {
             if (assoc.database.empty()) {
-                for (const auto& assoc_ext : assoc.ext) {
-                    if (assoc_ext == extension) {
-                        log_write("found ext: %s\n", assoc.path.s);
-                        out_entries.emplace_back(assoc);
-                    }
+                if (assoc.IsExtension(extension, internal_extension)) {
+                    log_write("found ext: %s\n", assoc.path.s);
+                    out_entries.emplace_back(assoc);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/menu_base.cpp b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/menu_base.cpp
index 97fbaf6..4d9d8fd 100644
--- a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/menu_base.cpp
+++ b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/menu_base.cpp
@@ -18,17 +18,18 @@ MenuBase::~MenuBase() {
 
 void MenuBase::Update(Controller* controller, TouchInfo* touch) {
     Widget::Update(controller, touch);
-
-    // update every second.
-    if (m_poll_timestamp.GetSeconds() >= 1) {
-        UpdateVars();
-    }
 }
 
 void MenuBase::Draw(NVGcontext* vg, Theme* theme) {
     DrawElement(0, 0, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, ThemeEntryID_BACKGROUND);
     Widget::Draw(vg, theme);
 
+    // update every second, do this in Draw because Update() isn't called if it
+    // doesn't have focus.
+    if (m_poll_timestamp.GetSeconds() >= 1) {
+        UpdateVars();
+    }
+
     const float start_y = 70;
     const float font_size = 22;
     const float spacing = 30;