diff --git a/MTMR/Info.plist b/MTMR/Info.plist
index 06505cc..3f8a189 100644
--- a/MTMR/Info.plist
+++ b/MTMR/Info.plist
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>0.20.2</string>
+	<string>0.20.3</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
 	<string>197</string>
 	<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
diff --git a/MTMR/ItemsParsing.swift b/MTMR/ItemsParsing.swift
index 8fa1413..01095de 100644
--- a/MTMR/ItemsParsing.swift
+++ b/MTMR/ItemsParsing.swift
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class SupportedTypesHolder {
     private var supportedTypes: [String: ParametersDecoder] = [
         "escape": { _ in (
             item: .staticButton(title: "esc"),
-            action: .keyPress(keycode: 53),
+            action: .keyPressSession(keycode: 53),
             longAction: .none,
             parameters: [.align: .align(.left)]
         ) },
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ enum ItemType: Decodable {
             let workTime = try container.decodeIfPresent(Double.self, forKey: .workTime) ?? 1500.0
             let restTime = try container.decodeIfPresent(Double.self, forKey: .restTime) ?? 600.0
             self = .pomodoro(workTime: workTime, restTime: restTime)
-            
+
         case .network:
             let flip = try container.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .flip) ?? false
             self = .network(flip: flip)
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ enum ActionType: Decodable {
     case none
     case hidKey(keycode: Int32)
     case keyPress(keycode: Int)
+    case keyPressSession(keycode: Int)
     case appleScript(source: SourceProtocol)
     case shellScript(executable: String, parameters: [String])
     case custom(closure: () -> Void)
diff --git a/MTMR/KeyPress.swift b/MTMR/KeyPress.swift
index a4afe2b..c88b49f 100644
--- a/MTMR/KeyPress.swift
+++ b/MTMR/KeyPress.swift
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ extension KeyPress {
         let keyDown = CGEvent(keyboardEventSource: src, virtualKey: keyCode, keyDown: true)
         let keyUp = CGEvent(keyboardEventSource: src, virtualKey: keyCode, keyDown: false)
 
+        let loc: CGEventTapLocation = .cghidEventTap
+        keyDown?.post(tap: loc)
+        keyUp?.post(tap: loc)
+    }
+
+    func sendSession() {
+        let src = CGEventSource(stateID: .hidSystemState)
+        let keyDown = CGEvent(keyboardEventSource: src, virtualKey: keyCode, keyDown: true)
+        let keyUp = CGEvent(keyboardEventSource: src, virtualKey: keyCode, keyDown: false)
+
         let loc: CGEventTapLocation = .cgAnnotatedSessionEventTap
         keyDown?.post(tap: loc)
         keyUp?.post(tap: loc)
diff --git a/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift b/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
index a23ebe8..43776a9 100644
--- a/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
+++ b/MTMR/TouchBarController.swift
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ class TouchBarController: NSObject, NSTouchBarDelegate {
             return { HIDPostAuxKey(keycode) }
         case let .keyPress(keycode: keycode):
             return { GenericKeyPress(keyCode: CGKeyCode(keycode)).send() }
+        case let .keyPressSession(keycode: keycode):
+            return { GenericKeyPress(keyCode: CGKeyCode(keycode)).sendSession() }
         case let .appleScript(source: source):
             guard let appleScript = source.appleScript else {
                 print("cannot create apple script for item \(item)")