diff --git a/WelcomeScreen.py b/WelcomeScreen.py
index 12c1950..82adc3a 100644
--- a/WelcomeScreen.py
+++ b/WelcomeScreen.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class WelcomeScreen:
         self.lines = self.lcd.num_lines
         
         self.interrupt_pins = interrupt_pins
+        
         self.subtitle = subtitle
         self.starting_msg = starting_msg
         self.started_msg = started_msg
@@ -71,6 +72,13 @@ class WelcomeScreen:
             self.lcd.move_to(0,4)
             self.lcd.putstr(padding_hyphen)
         
+        # get the current pin values (only if there are pins specified) (when something changes, the interrupt happens and the cycle stops)
+        if self.interrupt_pins:
+            break_flag = False
+            pin_values = []
+            for p in self.interrupt_pins:
+                pin_values.append(p.value())
+        # cycle the text 'cycles' times and listen for changes on interrupt pins (if any given)
         for i in range(cycles):
             line1 = padding + self.starting_msg + padding
             line2 = self.subtitle.center(self.columns)
@@ -80,6 +88,12 @@ class WelcomeScreen:
                 self.lcd.move_to(0,y_offset+1)
                 self.lcd.putstr(line2[0:self.columns])
                 line1 = line1[1:]
+                if self.interrupt_pins:
+                    for i, p in enumerate(self.interrupt_pins):
+                        if pin_values[i] != p.value():
+                            break_flag = True
+                    if break_flag:
+                        break
         
         self.lcd.move_to(0,y_offset)
         self.lcd.putstr(self.started_msg.center(16))