diff --git a/src/app_state.rs b/src/app_state.rs
index 492be345..85639e51 100644
--- a/src/app_state.rs
+++ b/src/app_state.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ const BAD_INDEX_ERR: &str = "The current exercise index is higher than the numbe
 
 #[must_use]
 pub enum ExercisesProgress {
+    // All exercises are done.
     AllDone,
-    Pending,
+    // The current exercise failed and is still pending.
+    CurrentPending,
+    // A new exercise is now pending.
+    NewPending,
 }
 
 pub enum StateFileStatus {
@@ -343,7 +347,7 @@ impl AppState {
         if let Some(ind) = self.next_pending_exercise_ind() {
             self.set_current_exercise_ind(ind)?;
 
-            return Ok(ExercisesProgress::Pending);
+            return Ok(ExercisesProgress::NewPending);
         }
 
         writer.write_all(RERUNNING_ALL_EXERCISES_MSG)?;
@@ -366,7 +370,7 @@ impl AppState {
 
                 self.write()?;
 
-                return Ok(ExercisesProgress::Pending);
+                return Ok(ExercisesProgress::NewPending);
             }
 
             writeln!(writer, "{}", "ok".green())?;
diff --git a/src/run.rs b/src/run.rs
index 9b5ddd34..ac974143 100644
--- a/src/run.rs
+++ b/src/run.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ pub fn run(app_state: &mut AppState) -> Result<()> {
 
     match app_state.done_current_exercise(&mut stdout)? {
         ExercisesProgress::AllDone => (),
-        ExercisesProgress::Pending => println!(
+        ExercisesProgress::CurrentPending => println!(
+            "Current exercise: {}",
+            app_state.current_exercise().terminal_link(),
+        ),
+        ExercisesProgress::NewPending => println!(
             "Next exercise: {}",
             app_state.current_exercise().terminal_link(),
         ),
diff --git a/src/watch.rs b/src/watch.rs
index 944d77b4..7d4f54bc 100644
--- a/src/watch.rs
+++ b/src/watch.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ pub fn watch(
         match event {
             WatchEvent::Input(InputEvent::Next) => match watch_state.next_exercise()? {
                 ExercisesProgress::AllDone => break,
-                ExercisesProgress::Pending => watch_state.run_current_exercise()?,
+                ExercisesProgress::CurrentPending => watch_state.render()?,
+                ExercisesProgress::NewPending => watch_state.run_current_exercise()?,
             },
             WatchEvent::Input(InputEvent::Hint) => {
                 watch_state.show_hint()?;
@@ -92,9 +93,7 @@ pub fn watch(
                 break;
             }
             WatchEvent::Input(InputEvent::Run) => watch_state.run_current_exercise()?,
-            WatchEvent::Input(InputEvent::Unrecognized(input)) => {
-                watch_state.handle_invalid_input(input)?;
-            }
+            WatchEvent::Input(InputEvent::Unrecognized) => watch_state.render()?,
             WatchEvent::FileChange { exercise_ind } => {
                 watch_state.run_exercise_with_ind(exercise_ind)?;
             }
diff --git a/src/watch/state.rs b/src/watch/state.rs
index f3ffac85..2e985461 100644
--- a/src/watch/state.rs
+++ b/src/watch/state.rs
@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@ impl<'a> WatchState<'a> {
 
     pub fn next_exercise(&mut self) -> Result<ExercisesProgress> {
         if matches!(self.done_status, DoneStatus::Pending) {
-            self.writer
-                .write_all(b"The current exercise isn't done yet\n")?;
-            self.show_prompt()?;
-            return Ok(ExercisesProgress::Pending);
+            return Ok(ExercisesProgress::CurrentPending);
         }
 
         self.app_state.done_current_exercise(&mut self.writer)
@@ -165,12 +162,4 @@ When you are done experimenting, enter `n` (or `next`) to move on to the next ex
         self.show_hint = true;
         self.render()
     }
-
-    pub fn handle_invalid_input(&mut self, input: char) -> io::Result<()> {
-        writeln!(
-            self.writer,
-            "Invalid input: {input} (confusing input can occur after resizing the terminal)",
-        )?;
-        self.show_prompt()
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/watch/terminal_event.rs b/src/watch/terminal_event.rs
index 846bec17..29a672a0 100644
--- a/src/watch/terminal_event.rs
+++ b/src/watch/terminal_event.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub enum InputEvent {
     Hint,
     List,
     Quit,
-    Unrecognized(char),
+    Unrecognized,
 }
 
 pub fn terminal_event_handler(tx: Sender<WatchEvent>, manual_run: bool) {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub fn terminal_event_handler(tx: Sender<WatchEvent>, manual_run: bool) {
                         'l' => break InputEvent::List,
                         'q' => break InputEvent::Quit,
                         'r' if manual_run => InputEvent::Run,
-                        _ => InputEvent::Unrecognized(c),
+                        _ => InputEvent::Unrecognized,
                     };
 
                     if tx.send(WatchEvent::Input(input_event)).is_err() {