diff --git a/docs/release-notes.rst b/docs/release-notes.rst
index 0bd008e..af5d9ba 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 Release Notes
 ==================================
 
+*************
+Version 0.6.6
+*************
+Release Date xx/xx/xxxx
+
+Improvements
+############
+
+- Reduce the scope of the keyboard monitor object in the command line ui.
+
 *************
 Version 0.6.5
 *************
@@ -28,7 +38,7 @@ Improvements
   now be called after performing signal acquisition.
 - UI has been revamped a little. User input methods will no longer return ("Resp", value) but will return just the value - see Issue #177. To use these, from fixate import user_info etc.
 - Fixed a bug where falsy values such as 0 or 0.0 were not accepted as valid user input - see Issue #213
-- Invert channel and vtime funcitons implemented in the DSO driver.
+- Invert channel and vtime functions implemented in the DSO driver.
 - Fxconfig fixes for cmd2 4.0.0
 - Jig switching fix to force sending the reset signal regardless of presumed jig state
 
diff --git a/src/fixate/ui_cmdline/cmd_line.py b/src/fixate/ui_cmdline/cmd_line.py
index 509bfb2..c799002 100644
--- a/src/fixate/ui_cmdline/cmd_line.py
+++ b/src/fixate/ui_cmdline/cmd_line.py
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@
 
 wrapper.drop_whitespace = True
 
-kb = KBHit()
-
 
 class KeyboardHook:
     def kb_hit_monitor(self):
+        kb = KBHit()
         while True:
             if self.stop_thread:
                 self.monitoring = False