diff --git a/packages/html/src/index.ts b/packages/html/src/index.ts
index 0c88716..610d404 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/index.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export function spawnWindowEventFactory(ds: Ref) {
                 "pattern": :pattern P.WindowEvent(\Q.lit($eventType: string), \_)
             }) => spawn named ['WindowEvent', eventType] {
                 const facet = Turn.activeFacet;
+                facet.preventInertCheck();
 
                 let handler = function (event: Event) {
                     facet.turn(() => {
@@ -347,6 +348,8 @@ function _attributeLike(selector: string,
 {
     let savedValues: Array<{node: Element, value: any}> = [];
 
+    Turn.activeFacet.preventInertCheck();
+
     selectorMatch(document.body, selector).forEach(node => {
         switch (kind) {
             case 'attribute':