diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2b0e05a..7d71219 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "strum_macros",
  "uinput",
  "winapi",
+ "workctl",
  "x11",
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2b8f4cc..3cdf264 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ fn main() {
     let mut socket = Socket::handle_connections(socket_listener, from_socket_tx);
     
     
-    setup_control_c(control_c_flag_tx);
+    let (hotkey_close_flag_tx, hotkey_close_flag_rx) = sync_flag::new_syncflag(true);
+    setup_control_c(control_c_flag_tx, hotkey_close_flag_tx);
 
     let hotkey_handle = thread::spawn(move || {
-        modules::external_interface::create_keyboard_hooks(hotkey_channel_tx);
+        modules::external_interface::create_keyboard_hooks(hotkey_channel_tx, hotkey_close_flag_rx);
     });
     
     //until control_c is caught, check the queue of incoming
@@ -87,9 +88,11 @@ fn handle_instructions(mut instructions: Vec<StateUpdate>, state: &mut StreamSta
     }
 }
 
-fn setup_control_c(mut control_c_flag_tx: sync_flag::SyncFlagTx) {
+fn setup_control_c(mut control_c_flag_tx: sync_flag::SyncFlagTx, mut hotkey_close_flag_tx: sync_flag::SyncFlagTx) {
     ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
+        println!("ctrl c caught");
         control_c_flag_tx.set(true);
+        hotkey_close_flag_tx.set(false);
     }).expect("control C handler failed!");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/external_interface.rs b/src/modules/external_interface.rs
index ff68058..8b45fb9 100644
--- a/src/modules/external_interface.rs
+++ b/src/modules/external_interface.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::stream_states::{state_update::StateUpdate, enums::{SlideChange, SubSc
 const AHK_FILES_FOLDER: &str = "./src/ahk_files/";
 pub const OPTIONS_PATH: &str = "./options.json";
 
-pub fn create_keyboard_hooks(channel_tx: crossbeam_channel::Sender<String>) {
+pub fn create_keyboard_hooks(channel_tx: crossbeam_channel::Sender<String>, close_flag: workctl::sync_flag::SyncFlagRx) {
     
     let tx_1 = channel_tx.clone();
     inputbot::KeybdKey::PageUpKey.bind(move || {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub fn create_keyboard_hooks(channel_tx: crossbeam_channel::Sender<String>) {
         tx_2.send(StateUpdate::ChangeSlide(SlideChange::Previous).to_json().to_string()).unwrap();
     });
     
-    inputbot::handle_input_events();
+    inputbot::handle_input_events(close_flag);
 }
 
 pub struct Hotkeys {