diff --git a/firmware/application/main.cpp b/firmware/application/main.cpp
index 815ca249..3a6e4d11 100755
--- a/firmware/application/main.cpp
+++ b/firmware/application/main.cpp
@@ -67,18 +67,23 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	void run() {
-		while(true) {
+		while(is_running) {
 			const auto events = wait();
 			dispatch(events);
 		}
 	}
 
+	void request_stop() {
+		is_running = false;
+	}
+
 private:
 	touch::Manager touch_manager;
 	ui::Widget* const top_widget;
 	ui::Painter& painter;
 	ui::Context& context;
 	uint32_t encoder_last = 0;
+	bool is_running = true;
 
 	eventmask_t wait() {
 		return chEvtWaitAny(ALL_EVENTS);