diff --git a/base b/base
index 2ef312502..de01c8a37 160000
--- a/base
+++ b/base
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2ef312502979bd8b5b7606cf15d4aa6b8eaa8259
+Subproject commit de01c8a37cf6c938a57cd16fdc0796239ece0244
diff --git a/platform/kobo/koreader.sh b/platform/kobo/koreader.sh
index 05381aaa7..4f1c81a25 100755
--- a/platform/kobo/koreader.sh
+++ b/platform/kobo/koreader.sh
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ if [ "${VIA_NICKEL}" = "true" ]; then
     done
     # Remove Nickel's FIFO to avoid udev & udhcpc scripts hanging on open() on it...
     rm -f /tmp/nickel-hardware-status
+
+    # We don't need to grab input devices (unless MiniClock is running, in which case that neatly inhibits it while we run).
+    if [ ! -d "/tmp/MiniClock" ]; then
+        export KO_DONT_GRAB_INPUT="true"
+    fi
 fi
 
 # fallback for old fmon, KFMon and advboot users (-> if no args were passed to the script, start the FM)
diff --git a/platform/kobo/nickel.sh b/platform/kobo/nickel.sh
index 081c02ac4..6bc9645fe 100755
--- a/platform/kobo/nickel.sh
+++ b/platform/kobo/nickel.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/Kobo"
 cd /
 unset OLDPWD
 unset LC_ALL TESSDATA_PREFIX STARDICT_DATA_DIR EXT_FONT_DIR
-unset KOREADER_DIR KO_NO_CBB
+unset KOREADER_DIR KO_NO_CBB KO_DONT_GRAB_INPUT
 
 # Ensures fmon will restart. Note that we don't have to worry about reaping this, nickel kills on-animator.sh on start.
 (