diff --git a/src/framework/platform/win32window.cpp b/src/framework/platform/win32window.cpp
index b2e64598..a728d6d3 100644
--- a/src/framework/platform/win32window.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/platform/win32window.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void WIN32Window::poll()
     fireKeysPress();
 
     MSG msg;
-    if(PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) {
+    while(PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) {
         TranslateMessage(&msg);
         DispatchMessage(&msg);
     }
diff --git a/src/framework/util/types.h b/src/framework/util/types.h
index 88837ff4..99b14af4 100644
--- a/src/framework/util/types.h
+++ b/src/framework/util/types.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ typedef int32_t int32;
 typedef int16_t int16;
 typedef int8_t int8;
 
+// note that on 32 bit platforms the max ticks will overflow for valeus above 2,147,483,647
+// thus this means that the app may crash after running 24 days without restarting
 typedef long ticks_t;
 
 typedef std::function<void()> SimpleCallback;