diff --git a/interface/external/fervor/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/external/fervor/CMakeLists.txt
index 9afeb6f4ec..f257bb4431 100644
--- a/interface/external/fervor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/external/fervor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ add_definitions(-DFV_GUI)
 
 file(GLOB FERVOR_SOURCES *.cpp)
 file(GLOB FERVOR_HEADERS *.h)
+
+LIST(GET FERVOR_HEADERS 1 FIRST_HEADER)
+GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(HEADER_PATH ${FIRST_HEADER} PATH)
+list(REMOVE_ITEM FERVOR_HEADERS ${HEADER_PATH}/fvversioncomparator.h)
+
 file(GLOB FERVOR_UI *.ui)
 
 qt4_wrap_ui(FERVOR_WRAPPED_UI ${FERVOR_UI})
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 56469938ff..53bafe3c9c 100755
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -947,7 +947,11 @@ void Application::idle() {
         // We call processEvents() here because the idle timer takes priority over
         // event handling in Qt, so when the framerate gets low events will pile up
         // unless we handle them here.
-        processEvents();
+        
+        // NOTE - this is commented out for now - causing event processing issues reported by Philip and Ryan
+        // birarda - July 3rdg
+        
+        // processEvents();
         
         update(1.0f / _fps);