diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 9dbaeb7..7719c9b 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# v1.2.3
+
+* Fix "Reduce Mouse Lag" option causing the game to pause
+
 # v1.2.2
 
 * Add "Reduce Mouse Lag" option to improve performance with high polling rate mice
diff --git a/mod.json b/mod.json
index efa2c8c..e76fad7 100644
--- a/mod.json
+++ b/mod.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
-	"geode": "3.7.1",
+	"geode": "3.8.1",
 	"gd": {
 		"win": "2.206"
 	},
-	"version": "v1.2.2",
+	"version": "v1.2.3",
 	"id": "syzzi.click_between_frames",
 	"name": "Click Between Frames",
 	"developer": "syzzi",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 		},
 		"mouse-fix": {
 			"name": "Reduce Mouse Lag",
-			"description": "Reduce lag when using high polling rate mice.\nRequires CBF to be enabled.\nExperimental, may break things like Mega Hack while unpaused in levels.",
+			"description": "Reduce lag when using high polling rate mice.\nRequires CBF to be enabled.\nExperimental, may break things.",
 			"type": "bool",
 			"default": false
 		},
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 0e0b2d0..78b0e5b 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class $modify(CCEGLView) {
 		}
 		else if (mouseFix && !skipUpdate) {
 			MSG msg;
-			while (PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSELAST, PM_REMOVE)); // clear mouse inputs from message queue
+			while (PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, WM_MOUSEFIRST + 1, WM_MOUSELAST, PM_REMOVE)); // clear mouse inputs from message queue
 		}
 
 		CCEGLView::pollEvents();