diff --git a/networktransport.hpp b/networktransport.hpp
index 7c3234c..55a47eb 100644
--- a/networktransport.hpp
+++ b/networktransport.hpp
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ namespace Network {
 
     string get_remote_diff( void );
 
+    RemoteState &get_remote_state_mutable( void ) { return received_states.back().state; }
+
     uint64_t get_remote_state_num( void ) { return received_states.back().num; }
 
     int fd( void ) { return connection.fd(); }
diff --git a/stm.cpp b/stm.cpp
index 5f23e9a..7a65f97 100644
--- a/stm.cpp
+++ b/stm.cpp
@@ -187,8 +187,13 @@ void client( const char *ip, int port, const char *key )
 	return;
       }
 
-      /* tell emulator */
-      network.get_current_state().push_back( Parser::Resize( window_size.ws_col, window_size.ws_row ) );
+      /* tell remote emulator */
+      Parser::Resize res( window_size.ws_col, window_size.ws_row );
+
+      network.get_current_state().push_back( res );
+
+      /* tell local emulator -- there is probably a safer way to do this */
+      network.get_remote_state_mutable().act( &res );
     }
 
     if ( (pollfds[ 0 ].revents | pollfds[ 1 ].revents)