diff --git a/.perlcriticrc b/.perlcriticrc
index ad531cd..73d19c2 100644
--- a/.perlcriticrc
+++ b/.perlcriticrc
@@ -26,4 +26,3 @@ verbose     = 8
 [-Modules::RequireVersionVar]
 [-CodeLayout::RequireTidyCode]
 [-TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseWarnings]
-[-ControlStructures::ProhibitDeepNests]
diff --git a/i3status-anyevent b/i3status-anyevent
index dcf1f90..ab7fd48 100644
--- a/i3status-anyevent
+++ b/i3status-anyevent
@@ -229,48 +229,48 @@ sub add_events () {
 		fh   => \*STDIN,
 		poll => 'r',
 		cb   => sub {
-			while (my $msg = <>) {
-				unless ($STDIN_FIRST_LINE_DROPPED) {
-					$STDIN_FIRST_LINE_DROPPED = 1;
-					next;
+			my $msg = <>;
+
+			unless ($STDIN_FIRST_LINE_DROPPED) {
+				$msg = <>;
+				$STDIN_FIRST_LINE_DROPPED = 1;
+			}
+
+			if ($msg) {
+				# drop leading ',' if present
+				if (substr ($msg, 0, 1) eq ',') {
+					$msg = substr $msg, 1;
 				}
 
-				if ($msg) {
-					# drop leading ',' if present
-					if (substr ($msg, 0, 1) eq ',') {
-						$msg = substr $msg, 1;
-					}
+				my $j = eval { decode_json $msg };
 
-					my $j = eval { decode_json $msg };
+				if (defined $j) {
+					# left button click, without shift, ctrl, alt, etc
+					if (($j->{button} == 1) && ($#{$j->{modifiers}} < 0)) {
+						foreach (@{$CONF->{apps}}) {
+							unless (defined $_->{name}) {
+								next;
+							}
 
-					if (defined $j) {
-						# left button click, without shift, ctrl, alt, etc
-						if (($j->{button} == 1) && ($#{$j->{modifiers}} < 0)) {
-							foreach (@{$CONF->{apps}}) {
-								unless (defined $_->{name}) {
-									next;
-								}
+							unless (defined $j->{name}) {
+								next;
+							}
 
-								unless (defined $j->{name}) {
-									next;
-								}
-
-								if ($j->{name} eq $_->{name}) {
-									spawn ($_->{cmd});
-									last;
-								}
+							if ($j->{name} eq $_->{name}) {
+								spawn ($_->{cmd});
+								last;
 							}
 						}
+					}
 
-						if (($j->{name} eq 'wallclock') && ($CONF->{clock}->{enabled})) {
-							if ($CONF->{clock}->{left_click}->{enabled}) {
-								if (($j->{button} == 1) && ($#{$j->{modifiers}} < 0)) {
-									spawn ($CONF->{clock}->{left_click}->{cmd});
-								}
-							} elsif ($CONF->{clock}->{right_click}->{enabled}) {
-								if (($j->{button} == 2) && ($#{$j->{modifiers}} < 0)) {
-									spawn ($CONF->{clock}->{right_click}->{cmd});
-								}
+					if (($j->{name} eq 'wallclock') && ($CONF->{clock}->{enabled})) {
+						if ($CONF->{clock}->{left_click}->{enabled}) {
+							if (($j->{button} == 1) && ($#{$j->{modifiers}} < 0)) {
+								spawn ($CONF->{clock}->{left_click}->{cmd});
+							}
+						} elsif ($CONF->{clock}->{right_click}->{enabled}) {
+							if (($j->{button} == 2) && ($#{$j->{modifiers}} < 0)) {
+								spawn ($CONF->{clock}->{right_click}->{cmd});
 							}
 						}
 					}