diff --git a/squirrelbattle/display/display.py b/squirrelbattle/display/display.py
index d5e3078..1d70159 100644
--- a/squirrelbattle/display/display.py
+++ b/squirrelbattle/display/display.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ class Display:
         self.y = y
         self.width = width
         self.height = height
-        if hasattr(self, "pad") and resize_pad:
+        if hasattr(self, "pad") and resize_pad and \
+                self.height >= 0 and self.width >= 0:
             self.pad.resize(self.height + 1, self.width + 1)
 
     def refresh(self, *args, resize_pad: bool = True) -> None:
@@ -58,6 +59,26 @@ class Display:
             self.resize(*args, resize_pad)
         self.display()
 
+    def refresh_pad(self, pad: Any, top_y: int, top_x: int,
+                    window_y: int, window_x: int,
+                    last_y: int, last_x: int) -> None:
+        """
+        Refresh a pad on a part of the window.
+        The refresh starts at coordinates (top_y, top_x) from the pad,
+        and is drawn from (window_y, window_x) to (last_y, last_x).
+        If coordinates are invalid (negative indexes/length..., then nothing
+        is drawn and no error is raised.
+        """
+        top_y, top_x = max(0, top_y), max(0, top_x)
+        window_y, window_x = max(0, window_y), max(0, window_x)
+        screen_max_y, screen_max_x = self.screen.getmaxyx()
+        last_y, last_x = min(screen_max_y - 1, last_y), \
+            min(screen_max_x - 1, last_x)
+
+        if last_y >= window_y and last_x >= window_x:
+            # Refresh the pad only if coordinates are valid
+            pad.refresh(top_y, top_x, window_y, window_x, last_y, last_x)
+
     def display(self) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
@@ -87,7 +108,8 @@ class VerticalSplit(Display):
     def display(self) -> None:
         for i in range(self.height):
             self.addstr(self.pad, i, 0, "┃")
-        self.pad.refresh(0, 0, self.y, self.x, self.y + self.height - 1, self.x)
+        self.refresh_pad(self.pad, 0, 0, self.y, self.x,
+                         self.y + self.height - 1, self.x)
 
 
 class HorizontalSplit(Display):
@@ -107,7 +129,8 @@ class HorizontalSplit(Display):
     def display(self) -> None:
         for i in range(self.width):
             self.addstr(self.pad, 0, i, "━")
-        self.pad.refresh(0, 0, self.y, self.x, self.y, self.x + self.width - 1)
+        self.refresh_pad(self.pad, 0, 0, self.y, self.x, self.y,
+                         self.x + self.width - 1)
 
 
 class Box(Display):
@@ -123,5 +146,5 @@ class Box(Display):
             self.addstr(self.pad, i, self.width - 1, "┃")
         self.addstr(self.pad, self.height - 1, 0,
                     "┗" + "━" * (self.width - 2) + "┛")
-        self.pad.refresh(0, 0, self.y, self.x, self.y + self.height - 1,
-                         self.x + self.width - 1)
+        self.refresh_pad(self.pad, 0, 0, self.y, self.x,
+                         self.y + self.height - 1, self.x + self.width - 1)
diff --git a/squirrelbattle/display/logsdisplay.py b/squirrelbattle/display/logsdisplay.py
index 304cf7b..d332b69 100644
--- a/squirrelbattle/display/logsdisplay.py
+++ b/squirrelbattle/display/logsdisplay.py
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ class LogsDisplay(Display):
         for i in range(min(self.height, len(messages))):
             self.addstr(self.pad, self.height - i - 1, self.x,
                         messages[i][:self.width])
-        self.pad.refresh(0, 0, self.y, self.x, self.y + self.height - 1,
-                         self.x + self.width - 1)
+        self.refresh_pad(self.pad, 0, 0, self.y, self.x,
+                         self.y + self.height - 1, self.x + self.width - 1)
diff --git a/squirrelbattle/display/mapdisplay.py b/squirrelbattle/display/mapdisplay.py
index 571c527..ce134a5 100644
--- a/squirrelbattle/display/mapdisplay.py
+++ b/squirrelbattle/display/mapdisplay.py
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ class MapDisplay(Display):
         pmincol = max(0, min(self.pack.tile_width * self.map.width, pmincol))
         self.pad.clear()
         self.update_pad()
-        self.pad.refresh(pminrow, pmincol, sminrow, smincol, smaxrow, smaxcol)
+        self.refresh_pad(self.pad, pminrow, pmincol, sminrow, smincol, smaxrow,
+                         smaxcol)
diff --git a/squirrelbattle/display/menudisplay.py b/squirrelbattle/display/menudisplay.py
index 8d03017..2338e0d 100644
--- a/squirrelbattle/display/menudisplay.py
+++ b/squirrelbattle/display/menudisplay.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class MenuDisplay(Display):
         self.menubox.refresh(self.y, self.x, self.height, self.width)
         self.pad.clear()
         self.update_pad()
-        self.pad.refresh(cornery, 0, self.y + 1, self.x + 2,
+        self.refresh_pad(self.pad, cornery, 0, self.y + 1, self.x + 2,
                          self.height - 2 + self.y,
                          self.width - 2 + self.x)
 
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ class MainMenuDisplay(Display):
         for i in range(len(self.title)):
             self.addstr(self.pad, 4 + i, max(self.width // 2
                         - len(self.title[0]) // 2 - 1, 0), self.title[i])
-        self.pad.refresh(0, 0, self.y, self.x, self.height + self.y - 1,
+        self.refresh_pad(self.pad, 0, 0, self.y, self.x,
+                         self.height + self.y - 1,
                          self.width + self.x - 1)
         menuwidth = min(self.menudisplay.preferred_width, self.width)
         menuy, menux = len(self.title) + 8, self.width // 2 - menuwidth // 2 - 1
diff --git a/squirrelbattle/display/statsdisplay.py b/squirrelbattle/display/statsdisplay.py
index bd20ede..988d99c 100644
--- a/squirrelbattle/display/statsdisplay.py
+++ b/squirrelbattle/display/statsdisplay.py
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ class StatsDisplay(Display):
     def display(self) -> None:
         self.pad.clear()
         self.update_pad()
-        self.pad.refresh(0, 0, self.y, self.x,
+        self.refresh_pad(self.pad, 0, 0, self.y, self.x,
                          self.y + self.height - 1, self.width + self.x - 1)