diff --git a/src/kernel/KernelEvents.hx b/src/kernel/KernelEvents.hx
index 6c10a13..ef4534e 100644
--- a/src/kernel/KernelEvents.hx
+++ b/src/kernel/KernelEvents.hx
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class KernelEvents {
 	private static function turtleLoop() {
 		startTurtleCoroutine();
 
-		while (true) {
+		while (!stopLoop) {
 			var eventData = pullEvents();
 
 			if (eventData[1] == "turtle_response" || eventData[1] == "tthread") {