diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/codigoparallevar/minicards/bridge/ProgramakerAndroidBridge.java b/app/src/main/java/com/codigoparallevar/minicards/bridge/ProgramakerAndroidBridge.java
index f401bdb..5047618 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/codigoparallevar/minicards/bridge/ProgramakerAndroidBridge.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/codigoparallevar/minicards/bridge/ProgramakerAndroidBridge.java
@@ -45,4 +45,7 @@ public class ProgramakerAndroidBridge {
         this.bridgeRunner.run();
     }
 
+    public void stop() {
+        bridgeRunner.stop();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/codigoparallevar/minicards/bridge/ProgramakerBridgeService.java b/app/src/main/java/com/codigoparallevar/minicards/bridge/ProgramakerBridgeService.java
index e91887e..94b37c8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/codigoparallevar/minicards/bridge/ProgramakerBridgeService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/codigoparallevar/minicards/bridge/ProgramakerBridgeService.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public class ProgramakerBridgeService extends Service {
     private static final long WAIT_TIME_BEFORE_RESTART_MILLIS = 10000; // 10s
     private ProgramakerAndroidBridge bridge = null;
     private static final String LogTag = "PM BridgeService";
+    private boolean stopped = false;
 
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ public class ProgramakerBridgeService extends Service {
     }
 
     private void connectBridge() {
+        stopped = false;
         ConfigManager config = new ConfigManager(this);
 
         String token = config.getToken();
@@ -179,14 +181,16 @@ public class ProgramakerBridgeService extends Service {
     }
 
     private void onBridgeFailedAfterConnected() {
-        Log.e(LogTag, "Bridge stopped after connected. Waiting 10s then restarting");
-        setBridgeStatusNotification(getString(R.string.bridge_service_failed_restarting), false);
-        try {
-            Thread.sleep(WAIT_TIME_BEFORE_RESTART_MILLIS);
-        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
+        if (!stopped) {
+            Log.e(LogTag, "Bridge stopped after connected. Waiting 10s then restarting");
+            setBridgeStatusNotification(getString(R.string.bridge_service_failed_restarting), false);
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(WAIT_TIME_BEFORE_RESTART_MILLIS);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+            connectBridge();
         }
-        connectBridge();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -197,6 +201,11 @@ public class ProgramakerBridgeService extends Service {
 
     @Override
     public void onDestroy() {
+        stopped = true;
+        ProgramakerAndroidBridge bridge = this.bridge;
+        if (bridge != null) {
+            bridge.stop();
+        }
         setBridgeStatusNotification(getString(R.string.bridge_service_failed_stopping), true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/programaker/bridge/ProgramakerBridge.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/programaker/bridge/ProgramakerBridge.kt
index dfd8fc1..9e094f9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/programaker/bridge/ProgramakerBridge.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/programaker/bridge/ProgramakerBridge.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class ProgramakerBridge(
         private val onReady: Runnable,
         private val onComplete: Runnable
 ) : WebSocketListener() {
+    private var webSocket: WebSocket? = null
     private val utf8: Charset = Charset.forName("UTF-8")
     private val gson = Gson()
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class ProgramakerBridge(
 
     // Websocket management
     override fun onOpen(webSocket: WebSocket, response: Response) {
+        this.webSocket = webSocket
         webSocket.send(config.serialize())
         onReady.run()
     }
@@ -77,7 +79,8 @@ class ProgramakerBridge(
     }
 
     override fun onFailure(webSocket: WebSocket, t: Throwable, response: Response?) {
-        Log.e(LogTag, t.toString(), t)
+        Log.e(LogTag, "Error: $t", t)
+        webSocket.close(1000, null)
     }
 
     // Protocol handling
@@ -166,4 +169,8 @@ class ProgramakerBridge(
         )
         this.config.configManager.bridgeConnectionId = userId
     }
+
+    fun stop() {
+        webSocket?.close(1000, null)
+    }
 }
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