diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
index 4da4743..5da62b2 100644
--- a/src/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu.c
@@ -158,12 +158,10 @@ void show_menu(plugin_ctx *ctx, POINT *pt) {
     if (!PtInRect(&rc, *pt)) return;
 
     ClientToScreen(ctx->hwnd, pt);
-    mpv_command(ctx->mpv,
-                (const char *[]){"script-message", "menu-open", NULL});
+    mp_command_async("script-message menu-open");
     TrackPopupMenuEx(ctx->hmenu, TPM_LEFTALIGN | TPM_LEFTBUTTON, pt->x, pt->y,
                      ctx->hwnd, NULL);
-    mpv_command(ctx->mpv,
-                (const char *[]){"script-message", "menu-close", NULL});
+    mp_command_async("script-message menu-close");
 }
 
 // run mpv command stored in menu item data
diff --git a/src/plugin.c b/src/plugin.c
index 06a31c0..348f329 100644
--- a/src/plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugin.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static void async_cmd_fn(void *data) {
     mpv_command_string(ctx->mpv, (const char *)data);
 }
 
-// run command on none-ui thread
+// run command in none-ui thread
 void mp_command_async(const char *args) {
     mp_dispatch_enqueue(ctx->dispatch, async_cmd_fn, (void *)args);
     mpv_wakeup(ctx->mpv);