diff --git a/src/ui/room.rs b/src/ui/room.rs
index af403b4..73737b7 100644
--- a/src/ui/room.rs
+++ b/src/ui/room.rs
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ impl EuphRoom {
 
         let mut list = self.nick_list.list();
         Self::render_rows(&mut list, joined);
-        list.render(frame, pos, size).await;
+        Box::new(list).render(frame, pos, size).await;
     }
 
     fn render_hsplit(frame: &mut Frame, hsplit: i32) {
diff --git a/src/ui/rooms.rs b/src/ui/rooms.rs
index 3685f07..7f0f141 100644
--- a/src/ui/rooms.rs
+++ b/src/ui/rooms.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ impl Rooms {
         let rooms = self.stabilize_rooms().await;
         let mut list = self.list.list().focus(true);
         self.render_rows(&mut list, rooms).await;
-        list.render(frame, Pos::ZERO, frame.size()).await;
+        Box::new(list).render(frame, Pos::ZERO, frame.size()).await;
     }
 
     pub async fn handle_key_event(
diff --git a/src/ui/widgets.rs b/src/ui/widgets.rs
index 01269c3..dd9ec22 100644
--- a/src/ui/widgets.rs
+++ b/src/ui/widgets.rs
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ use toss::frame::{Frame, Pos, Size};
 pub trait Widget {
     fn size(&self, frame: &mut Frame, max_width: Option<u16>, max_height: Option<u16>) -> Size;
 
-    async fn render(self, frame: &mut Frame, pos: Pos, size: Size);
+    async fn render(self: Box<Self>, frame: &mut Frame, pos: Pos, size: Size);
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/widgets/list.rs b/src/ui/widgets/list.rs
index d70ee2c..f21bc91 100644
--- a/src/ui/widgets/list.rs
+++ b/src/ui/widgets/list.rs
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ impl<Id: Clone + Eq + Send> Widget for List<Id> {
         Size::new(width as u16, height as u16)
     }
 
-    async fn render(self, frame: &mut Frame, pos: Pos, size: Size) {
+    async fn render(self: Box<Self>, frame: &mut Frame, pos: Pos, size: Size) {
         let mut guard = self.state.lock();
         guard.stabilize(&self.rows, size.height.into());
         for (i, row) in self.rows.into_iter().enumerate() {
diff --git a/src/ui/widgets/text.rs b/src/ui/widgets/text.rs
index 466b4e5..33bf50a 100644
--- a/src/ui/widgets/text.rs
+++ b/src/ui/widgets/text.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl Widget for Text {
         Size::new(min_width as u16, min_height as u16)
     }
 
-    async fn render(self, frame: &mut Frame, pos: Pos, size: Size) {
+    async fn render(self: Box<Self>, frame: &mut Frame, pos: Pos, size: Size) {
         for (i, line) in self
             .wrapped(frame, Some(size.width))
             .into_iter()