diff --git a/megacom/__init__.py b/megacom/__init__.py
index 9166ebb..0d1c647 100644
--- a/megacom/__init__.py
+++ b/megacom/__init__.py
@@ -158,23 +158,13 @@ async def megacom(tty: str, baud: int, mode: str) -> None:
 
     async def connect_pipe(pin: asyncio.StreamReader, pout: asyncio.StreamWriter,
                            ctrl: bool = False) -> None:
-        esc: bool = False
         while not pin.at_eof():
             c: bytes = await pin.read(1)
             if len(c) == 0:
                 continue
 
-            if esc:
-                esc = False
-                if c == b"\x01":
-                    pout.write(b"\x01")
-                    await pout.drain()
-                elif c == b"q":
-                    keycodes.exit_flag.set()
-                    break
-
-            if c == b"\x01" and ctrl:
-                esc = True
+            c = keycodes.process(c)
+            if len(c) == 0:
                 continue
 
             pout.write(c)