diff --git a/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown b/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
index 3732131e..891a0df3 100644
--- a/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
+++ b/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ Select the scrolling method. 0: Per page, 1: continuous.
 
 Hide the indicator that shows what part of the string is matched.
 
-`-lazy-grab`
+`-no-lazy-grab`
 
-When fail to grab keyboard, don't block but retry later in background.
+Disables lazy grab, this forces the keyboard being grabbed before gui is shown.
 
 ### Theming
 
diff --git a/doc/rofi.1 b/doc/rofi.1
index 75872cbe..c618f32b 100644
--- a/doc/rofi.1
+++ b/doc/rofi.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn/v0.7.3
 .\" http://github.com/rtomayko/ronn/tree/0.7.3
 .
-.TH "ROFI\-MANPAGE" "" "February 2017" "" ""
+.TH "ROFI\-MANPAGE" "" "2017-02-02" "" ""
 .
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBrofi\fR \- A window switcher, run launcher, ssh dialog and dmenu replacement
@@ -304,10 +304,10 @@ Select the scrolling method\. 0: Per page, 1: continuous\.
 Hide the indicator that shows what part of the string is matched\.
 .
 .P
-\fB\-lazy\-grab\fR
+\fB\-no\-lazy\-grab\fR
 .
 .P
-When fail to grab keyboard, don\'t block but retry later in background\.
+Disables lazy grab, this forces the keyboard being grabbed before gui is shown\.
 .
 .SS "Theming"
 All colors are either hex #rrggbb, #aarrggbb or argb:aarrggbbvalues or X11 color names\.
diff --git a/source/rofi.c b/source/rofi.c
index ea54565a..2bc57024 100644
--- a/source/rofi.c
+++ b/source/rofi.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void print_main_application_options ( int is_term )
     print_help_msg ( "-markup", "", "Enable pango markup where possible.", NULL, is_term );
     print_help_msg ( "-normal-window", "", "In dmenu mode, behave as a normal window. (experimental)", NULL, is_term );
     print_help_msg ( "-show", "[mode]", "Show the mode 'mode' and exit. The mode has to be enabled.", NULL, is_term );
-    print_help_msg ( "-lazy-grab", "", "When fail to grab keyboard, don't block but retry later.", NULL, is_term );
+    print_help_msg ( "-no-lazy-grab", "", "Disable lazy grab that, when fail to grab keyboard, does not block but retry later.", NULL, is_term );
 }
 static void help ( G_GNUC_UNUSED int argc, char **argv )
 {
@@ -650,15 +650,7 @@ static gboolean startup ( G_GNUC_UNUSED gpointer data )
     // We grab this using the rootwindow (as dmenu does it).
     // this seems to result in the smallest delay for most people.
     if ( ( window_flags & MENU_NORMAL_WINDOW ) == 0 ) {
-        if ( find_arg ( "-lazy-grab" ) >= 0 ) {
-            if ( !take_keyboard ( xcb_stuff_get_root_window ( xcb ), 0 ) ) {
-                g_timeout_add ( 1, lazy_grab_keyboard, NULL );
-            }
-            if ( !take_pointer ( xcb_stuff_get_root_window ( xcb ), 0 ) ) {
-                g_timeout_add ( 1, lazy_grab_pointer, NULL );
-            }
-        }
-        else {
+        if ( find_arg ( "-no-lazy-grab" ) >= 0 ) {
             if ( !take_keyboard ( xcb_stuff_get_root_window ( xcb ), 500 ) ) {
                 fprintf ( stderr, "Failed to grab keyboard, even after %d uS.", 500 * 1000 );
                 g_main_loop_quit ( main_loop );
@@ -668,6 +660,14 @@ static gboolean startup ( G_GNUC_UNUSED gpointer data )
                 fprintf ( stderr, "Failed to grab mouse pointer, even after %d uS.", 100 * 1000 );
             }
         }
+        else {
+            if ( !take_keyboard ( xcb_stuff_get_root_window ( xcb ), 0 ) ) {
+                g_timeout_add ( 1, lazy_grab_keyboard, NULL );
+            }
+            if ( !take_pointer ( xcb_stuff_get_root_window ( xcb ), 0 ) ) {
+                g_timeout_add ( 1, lazy_grab_pointer, NULL );
+            }
+        }
     }
     TICK_N ( "Grab keyboard" );
     __create_window ( window_flags );