diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index 556eb19d6..be85bc411 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 (add-hook! isearch-mode-end (setq echo-keystrokes 0.02))
 
 ;; A minor mode for toggling the mode-line
-(defvar doom--hidden-modeline-format nil
+(defvar doom--modeline-format nil
   "The modeline format to use when `doom-hide-modeline-mode' is active. Don't
 set this directly. Bind it in `let' instead.")
 (defvar-local doom--old-modeline-format nil
@@ -61,14 +61,25 @@ disabled.")
   :global nil
   (if doom-hide-modeline-mode
       (setq doom--old-modeline-format mode-line-format
-            mode-line-format doom--hidden-modeline-format)
+            mode-line-format doom--modeline-format)
     (setq mode-line-format doom--old-modeline-format
-          doom--mode-line nil))
+          doom--old-modeline-format nil))
   (force-mode-line-update))
 ;; Ensure major-mode or theme changes don't overwrite these variables
 (put 'doom--old-modeline-format 'permanent-local t)
 (put 'doom-hide-modeline-mode 'permanent-local t)
 
+(defun doom|hide-modeline-mode-reset ()
+  "Sometimes, a major-mode is activated after `doom-hide-modeline-mode' is
+activated, thus disabling it (because changing major modes invokes
+`kill-all-local-variables' and specifically seems to kill `mode-line-format's
+local value, whether or not it's permanent-local. Therefore, we cycle
+`doom-hide-modeline-mode' to fix this."
+  (when doom-hide-modeline-mode
+    (doom-hide-modeline-mode -1)
+    (doom-hide-modeline-mode +1)))
+(add-hook 'after-change-major-mode-hook 'doom|hide-modeline-mode-reset)
+
 ;; undo/redo changes to Emacs' window layout
 (defvar winner-dont-bind-my-keys t) ; I'll bind keys myself
 (require 'winner)
diff --git a/modules/app/twitter/config.el b/modules/app/twitter/config.el
index 554005838..29184a889 100644
--- a/modules/app/twitter/config.el
+++ b/modules/app/twitter/config.el
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
         twittering-initial-timeline-spec-string
         '(":home" ":mentions" ":direct_messages"))
 
-  (set! :popup "*twittering-edit*" :size 12 :select t :modeline nil)
+  (set! :popup "*twittering-edit*" :size 12 :select t)
 
-  (add-hook 'twittering-edit-mode-hook #'doom-hide-modeline-mode)
   (after! doom-themes
     (add-hook 'twittering-mode-hook #'doom-buffer-mode))
 
diff --git a/modules/feature/eval/config.el b/modules/feature/eval/config.el
index 8728af1e6..08dc42af7 100644
--- a/modules/feature/eval/config.el
+++ b/modules/feature/eval/config.el
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ invokes the repl. Takes the same arguements as `rtog/add-repl'."
   (add-hook 'quickrun/mode-hook #'linum-mode)
 
   :config
-  (set! :popup "*quickrun*" :size 10)
+  (set! :popup "*quickrun*" :size 10 :noesc t :autokill t :autoclose t)
 
   ;; don't auto-focus quickrun windows. Shackle handles that for us.
   (setq quickrun-focus-p nil)
diff --git a/modules/lang/processing/config.el b/modules/lang/processing/config.el
index 45e2b65fd..c05d50493 100644
--- a/modules/lang/processing/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/processing/config.el
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 (def-package! processing-mode
   :commands (processing-mode processing-find-sketch)
   :mode "\\.pde$"
-  :init
-  (add-hook 'processing-compilation-mode-hook #'doom-hide-modeline-mode)
   :config
   (set! :build 'build-sketch 'processing-mode #'processing-sketch-build)
   (set! :popup "*processing-compilation*" :size 10 :noselect t)
diff --git a/modules/tools/eshell/config.el b/modules/tools/eshell/config.el
index 4bb04b171..35ee8bfaf 100644
--- a/modules/tools/eshell/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/eshell/config.el
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ redefines its keys every time `eshell-mode' is enabled."
     (add-to-list '+eshell-buffers (current-buffer)))
   (add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook #'+eshell|init)
 
-  (add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook #'doom-hide-modeline-mode)
-
   (add-hook! eshell-mode
     (add-hook 'evil-insert-state-exit-hook  #'hl-line-mode nil t)
     (add-hook 'evil-insert-state-entry-hook (lambda () (hl-line-mode -1)) nil t))
diff --git a/modules/tools/term/config.el b/modules/tools/term/config.el
index 168098207..23781599e 100644
--- a/modules/tools/term/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/term/config.el
@@ -4,6 +4,4 @@
   :commands (multi-term multi-term-next multi-term-prev)
   :config
   (setq multi-term-program (getenv "SHELL")
-        multi-term-switch-after-close nil)
-
-  (add-hook 'term-mode-hook #'doom-hide-modeline-mode))
+        multi-term-switch-after-close nil))