diff --git a/micronec.py b/micronec.py
index dbc40e4..7cb3482 100644
--- a/micronec.py
+++ b/micronec.py
@@ -32,18 +32,27 @@ COUNTER_NUMBER = 2  # how many counters do you want?
 COUNTER_NAMES = ["Counter 1", "Counter 2"]  # names of the counters (MUST contain names for all counters)
 COUNTER_PINS = {0:2,1:3}  # which pins to listen on (form {<COUNTER NUMBER STARTING FROM 0>:<GPIO PIN>}) (there MAY be doubles, you MAY not give pins for all counters)
 
-# initialize the lcd display with GPIO pins 0 and 1 for data on i2c channel 0 
-_i2c = I2C(0, sda=Pin(0), scl=Pin(1), freq=400000)
-lcd = I2C_LCD(_i2c, I2C_ADDR, I2C_NUM_ROWS, I2C_NUM_COLS)
-# initialize the counter array (class managing all the counters)
-counterArray = CounterArray(COUNTER_NUMBER, COUNTER_NAMES)
-# initialize the welcome screen
-ws = WelcomeScreen(lcd)
-# initialize the counter screen (display counter values on lcd) 
-cs = CounterScreen(lcd, counterArray)
 
-# Real program
-ws.show_welcome(WELCOME_CYCLES)  # show welcome/startup message
-cs.show_screen()  # DON'T REMOVE; show counter screen one time, may take up to 15s
-counterArray.register_listener(COUNTER_PINS, cs.show_screen)  # register the listeners on the given pins
+# RUN micronec if it is the main program (not imported)
 
+def run():  # for possible ProgramChooser use
+    # initialize the lcd display with GPIO pins 0 and 1 for data on i2c channel 0 
+    _i2c = I2C(0, sda=Pin(0), scl=Pin(1), freq=400000)
+    lcd = I2C_LCD(_i2c, I2C_ADDR, I2C_NUM_ROWS, I2C_NUM_COLS)
+    # initialize the counter array (class managing all the counters)
+    counterArray = CounterArray(COUNTER_NUMBER, COUNTER_NAMES)
+    # initialize the welcome screen
+    ws = WelcomeScreen(lcd)
+    # initialize the counter screen (display counter values on lcd) 
+    cs = CounterScreen(lcd, counterArray)
+
+    # Real program
+    ws.show_welcome(WELCOME_CYCLES)  # show welcome/startup message
+    cs.show_screen()  # DON'T REMOVE; show counter screen one time, may take up to 15s
+    counterArray.register_listener(COUNTER_PINS, cs.show_screen)  # register the listeners on the given pins
+    
+    while True:
+        pass
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run()