diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ff43c8..ceeca05 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### 2025-12-16
+
+grimblast: fix wait for area when frozen
+
 ### 2025-12-07
+
 hyprosd-mako: add OSD scripts for volume, brightness, and microphone
 
 ### 2025-11-29
diff --git a/grimblast/grimblast b/grimblast/grimblast
index 33cdfa4..ddfa737 100755
--- a/grimblast/grimblast
+++ b/grimblast/grimblast
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ output() {
 
 area() {
     local fullscreen_workspaces workspaces windows
-    grimblast::wait
     [[ $CURSOR ]] && die "'-c|--cursor' cannot be used with TARGET 'area'"
 
     if [[ $FREEZE ]] && grimblast::check -q hyprpicker; then
@@ -233,6 +232,8 @@ area() {
     IFS=' ' read -ra SLURP_ARGS <<<"$SLURP_ARGS"
     GEOM="$(jq -r '.[] | "\(.at[0]),\(.at[1]) \(.size[0])x\(.size[1])"' <<<"$windows" | slurp "${SLURP_ARGS[@]}")"
 
+    grimblast::wait
+
     # Check if user exited slurp without selecting the area
     [[ $GEOM ]] || {
         killhyprpicker