diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/controls.cpp b/src/frontend/gui/controls.cpp
index 2810cedd..0d23ea2e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/controls.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/controls.cpp
@@ -91,10 +91,12 @@ Button::Button(std::shared_ptr<UINode> content, glm::vec4 padding)
     scrollable(false);
 }
 
-Button::Button(std::wstring text, glm::vec4 padding, glm::vec4 margin) 
+Button::Button(std::wstring text, glm::vec4 padding, onaction action) 
  : Panel(vec2(32,32), padding, 0) 
 {
-    setMargin(margin);
+    if (action) {
+        listenAction(action);
+    }
     scrollable(false);
 
     label = std::make_shared<Label>(text);
diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/controls.h b/src/frontend/gui/controls.h
index eb386810..f5c550b8 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/controls.h
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/controls.h
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ namespace gui {
     public:
         Button(std::shared_ptr<UINode> content, glm::vec4 padding=glm::vec4(2.0f));
         Button(std::wstring text, 
-               glm::vec4 padding=glm::vec4(2.0f), 
-               glm::vec4 margin=glm::vec4(1.0f));
+               glm::vec4 padding,
+               onaction action);
 
         virtual void drawBackground(const GfxContext* pctx, Assets* assets) override;
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/gui_util.cpp b/src/frontend/gui/gui_util.cpp
index 934ff4c0..481f36b5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/gui_util.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/gui_util.cpp
@@ -11,13 +11,11 @@ using glm::vec2;
 using glm::vec4;
 
 std::shared_ptr<Button> guiutil::backButton(std::shared_ptr<PagesControl> menu) {
-    auto button = std::make_shared<Button>(
-        langs::get(L"Back"), vec4(10.f)
+    return std::make_shared<Button>(
+        langs::get(L"Back"), vec4(10.f), [=](GUI*) {
+            menu->back();
+        }
     );
-    button->listenAction([=](GUI* gui) {
-        menu->back();
-    });
-    return button;
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<Button> guiutil::gotoButton(
@@ -26,11 +24,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<Button> guiutil::gotoButton(
     std::shared_ptr<PagesControl> menu
 ) {
     text = langs::get(text, L"menu");
-    auto button = std::make_shared<Button>(text, vec4(10.f));
-    button->listenAction([=](GUI* gui) {
+    return std::make_shared<Button>(text, vec4(10.f), [=](GUI* gui) {
         menu->set(page);
     });
-    return button;
 }
 
 void guiutil::alert(GUI* gui, const std::wstring& text, gui::runnable on_hidden) {
@@ -56,13 +52,15 @@ void guiutil::alert(GUI* gui, const std::wstring& text, gui::runnable on_hidden)
     } else {
         panel->add(std::make_shared<Label>(text));
     }
-    auto button = std::make_shared<Button>(langs::get(L"Ok"), vec4(10.f));
-    button->listenAction([=](GUI* gui) {
-        if (on_hidden)
-            on_hidden();
-        menu->back();
-    });
-    panel->add(button);
+    panel->add(std::make_shared<Button>(
+        langs::get(L"Ok"), vec4(10.f), 
+        [=](GUI* gui) {
+            if (on_hidden) {
+                on_hidden();
+            }
+            menu->back();
+        }
+    ));
     panel->refresh();
     menu->add("<alert>", panel);
     menu->set("<alert>");
@@ -84,19 +82,15 @@ void guiutil::confirm(
     auto subpanel = std::make_shared<Panel>(vec2(600, 53));
     subpanel->setColor(vec4(0));
 
-    auto yesbtn = std::make_shared<Button>(yestext, vec4(8.f));
-    yesbtn->listenAction([=](GUI*){
+    subpanel->add(std::make_shared<Button>(yestext, vec4(8.f), [=](GUI*){
         if (on_confirm)
             on_confirm();
         menu->back();
-    });
-    subpanel->add(yesbtn);
+    }));
 
-    auto nobtn = std::make_shared<Button>(notext, vec4(8.f));
-    nobtn->listenAction([=](GUI*){
+    subpanel->add(std::make_shared<Button>(notext, vec4(8.f), [=](GUI*){
         menu->back();
-    });
-    subpanel->add(nobtn);
+    }));
 
     panel->add(subpanel);
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/menu.cpp b/src/frontend/menu.cpp
index 94b78aeb..860b0377 100644
--- a/src/frontend/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/menu.cpp
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ static std::shared_ptr<Button> create_button(
     gui::onaction action
 ) {
     auto btn = std::make_shared<Button>(
-        langs::get(text, L"menu"), padding, margin
+        langs::get(text, L"menu"), padding, action
     );
-    btn->listenAction(action);
+    btn->setMargin(margin);
     return btn;
 }
 
@@ -115,13 +115,11 @@ static void show_content_missing(
     subpanel->maxLength(400);
     panel->add(subpanel);
 
-    auto button = std::make_shared<Button>(
-        langs::get(L"Back to Main Menu", L"menu"), vec4(8.0f)
-    );
-    button->listenAction([=](GUI*){
-        menu->back();
-    });
-    panel->add(button);
+    panel->add(std::make_shared<Button>(
+        langs::get(L"Back to Main Menu", L"menu"), vec4(8.0f), [=](GUI*){
+            menu->back();
+        }
+    ));
     menu->set("missing-content");
 }
 
@@ -157,12 +155,13 @@ void create_languages_panel(Engine* engine) {
         std::string& fullName = locale.name;
 
         auto button = std::make_shared<Button>(
-            util::str2wstr_utf8(fullName), vec4(10.f)
+            util::str2wstr_utf8(fullName), 
+            vec4(10.f),
+            [=](GUI*) {
+                engine->setLanguage(name);
+                menu->back();
+            }
         );
-        button->listenAction([=](GUI*) {
-            engine->setLanguage(name);
-            menu->back();
-        });
         panel->add(button);
     }
     panel->add(guiutil::backButton(menu));
@@ -260,13 +259,11 @@ void create_main_menu_panel(Engine* engine) {
     panel->add(create_worlds_panel(engine));
     panel->add(guiutil::gotoButton(L"Settings", "settings", menu));
 
-    auto quitbtn = std::make_shared<Button>(
-        langs::get(L"Quit", L"menu"), vec4(10.f)
-    );
-    quitbtn->listenAction([](GUI* gui) {
-        Window::setShouldClose(true);
-    });
-    panel->add(quitbtn);
+    panel->add(std::make_shared<Button>(
+        langs::get(L"Quit", L"menu"), vec4(10.f), [](GUI*) {
+            Window::setShouldClose(true);
+        }
+    ));
 }
 
 typedef std::function<void(const ContentPack& pack)> packconsumer;