diff --git a/scripts/countdown b/scripts/countdown
index 30af200..fa320da 100755
--- a/scripts/countdown
+++ b/scripts/countdown
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ export TZ="America/New_York"
 function init_day {
     day=$(($(date +%-d)))
 
-    if [ ! -f $day.rkt ]; then
+    if [ ! -f inputs/$day ]; then
         set -m
         scripts/get-challenge $day &
         sleep 1
-        scripts/make-day $day
-        tmux split-pane -v -- "bash -li <<< 'watch $day; exec</dev/tty'"
+        scripts/get-input $day
         fg
         return 1
     fi
@@ -21,6 +20,11 @@ function init_day {
 
 if init_day; then
     next_day=$((day + 1))
+
+    if [ ! -f $next_day.rkt ]; then
+        scripts/make-day $next_day
+    fi
+
     next_timestamp=$(date --date="$(date +%Y-%m)-$next_day" +%s)
     while true; do
         secs_left=$((next_timestamp - $(date +%s)))
diff --git a/scripts/make-day b/scripts/make-day
index 89df439..78b02a2 100755
--- a/scripts/make-day
+++ b/scripts/make-day
@@ -25,7 +25,4 @@
   (call-with-output-file
     (format "~a.rkt" day)
     (lambda (out)
-      (eval-template (path->string template) (hash 'day day) out)))
-  ;; get input
-  (define in (aoc-fetch-input (getenv "AOC_YEAR") day (getenv "AOC_SESSION")))
-  (call-with-output-file (build-path "inputs" day) (lambda (out) (copy-port in out))))
+      (eval-template (path->string template) (hash 'day day) out))))