diff --git a/leads_dashboard/prototype.py b/leads_dashboard/prototype.py
index e3f66b0e..eae68cd6 100644
--- a/leads_dashboard/prototype.py
+++ b/leads_dashboard/prototype.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self._on_refresh: _Callable[[_Self], None] = on_refresh
         self._on_kill: _Callable[[_Self], None] = on_kill
 
-        self._active: bool = True
+        self._active: bool = False
         self._refresher_thread: _Thread | None = None
 
     def root(self) -> _Window:
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ def set_on_refresh(self, on_refresh: _Callable[[_Self], None]) -> None:
     def set_on_close(self, on_close: _Callable[[_Self], None]) -> None:
         self._on_kill = on_close
 
+    def active(self) -> bool:
+        return self._active
+
     def refresher(self) -> None:
         while self._active:
             self._root.write_event_value("refresher", None)
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ def show(self) -> None:
         self._root.finalize()
         if self._fullscreen:
             self._root.maximize()
+        self._active = True
         self._refresher_thread = _Thread(name="refresher", target=self.refresher)
         self._refresher_thread.start()
         while self._active:
@@ -132,6 +136,9 @@ def window(self) -> Window:
     def rd(self) -> T:
         return self._window.runtime_data()
 
+    def active(self) -> bool:
+        return self._window.active()
+
     def root(self) -> _Window:
         return self._window.root()
 
diff --git a/leads_vec/__version__.py b/leads_vec/__version__.py
index 425152cb..b838d743 100644
--- a/leads_vec/__version__.py
+++ b/leads_vec/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__: str = "4090fbf8"
+__version__: str = "4c6d5e07"
diff --git a/leads_vec/cli.py b/leads_vec/cli.py
index 3cb587c6..64babc72 100644
--- a/leads_vec/cli.py
+++ b/leads_vec/cli.py
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ def switch_atbs():
     class CustomCallback(Callback):
         def on_fail(self, service: Service, error: Exception) -> None:
             uim.rd().comm = None
-            uim["comm_status"].update("COMM OFFLINE", text_color="gray")
+            if uim.active():
+                uim["comm_status"].update("COMM OFFLINE", text_color="gray")
 
         def on_receive(self, service: Service, msg: bytes) -> None:
             print(msg)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 24768f0a..5c93cf8a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="leads",
-    version="0.1.1",
+    version="0.1.2",
     author="ProjectNeura",
     author_email="central@projectneura.org",
     description="Lightweight Embedded Assisted Driving System",