diff --git a/WelcomeScreen.py b/WelcomeScreen.py
index 82adc3a..a57da76 100644
--- a/WelcomeScreen.py
+++ b/WelcomeScreen.py
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ class WelcomeScreen:
             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)
+        break_flag = False
         if self.interrupt_pins:
-            break_flag = False
             pin_values = []
             for p in self.interrupt_pins:
                 pin_values.append(p.value())
@@ -92,8 +92,10 @@ class WelcomeScreen:
                     for i, p in enumerate(self.interrupt_pins):
                         if pin_values[i] != p.value():
                             break_flag = True
-                    if break_flag:
-                        break
+                if break_flag:
+                    break
+            if break_flag:
+                break
         
         self.lcd.move_to(0,y_offset)
         self.lcd.putstr(self.started_msg.center(16))