diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift
index 943f308f0..f0ec0f656 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift
@@ -838,17 +838,18 @@ extension Ghostty {
                 return false
             }
 
-            let equivalent: String?
+            let equivalent: String
             switch (event.charactersIgnoringModifiers) {
             case "/":
-                // Treat C-/ as C-_
+                // Treat C-/ as C-_. We do this because C-/ makes macOS make a beep
+                // sound and we don't like the beep sound.
                 equivalent = "_"
+                
             default:
-                equivalent = nil
+                // Ignore other events
+                return false
             }
 
-            guard let equivalent else { return false }
-
             let newEvent = NSEvent.keyEvent(
                 with: .keyDown,
                 location: event.locationInWindow,