diff --git a/include/tui.h b/include/tui.h
index b1b3416..9e671e6 100644
--- a/include/tui.h
+++ b/include/tui.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public:
 
     static enum UserInput readUserInput();
 
+    static void terminateTUI();
+
 private:
     static string sCpuUsage;
     static string sRamUsage;
@@ -80,4 +82,4 @@ private:
     string formatSpeed(time_t u32ShredTimeDelta, unsigned long ulWrittenBytes);
     static void vTruncateText(string *psText, uint16_t u16MaxLenght);
 };
-#endif // TUI_H_
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // TUI_H_
diff --git a/src/reHDD.cpp b/src/reHDD.cpp
index e4f15ce..026c614 100644
--- a/src/reHDD.cpp
+++ b/src/reHDD.cpp
@@ -198,9 +198,10 @@ void reHDD::ThreadUserInput()
             ui->updateTUI(&listDrives, u8SelectedEntry);
             break;
         case TUI::UserInput::Terminate:
-            cout << "Terminate" << endl;
+            // cout << "Terminate" << endl;
             stopShredAllDrives(&listDrives);
             sleep(5);     // sleep 5 sec
+            ui->terminateTUI();
             std::exit(1); // Terminates main, doesn't wait for threads
             break;
         default:
@@ -724,4 +725,4 @@ bool reHDD::getSystemDrive(string &systemDrive)
     pclose(outputfileHwinfo);
 
     return systemDriveFound;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/tui.cpp b/src/tui.cpp
index 9c822bc..da19e64 100644
--- a/src/tui.cpp
+++ b/src/tui.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ enum TUI::UserInput TUI::readUserInput()
     return TUI::UserInput::Undefined;
 }
 
+void TUI::terminateTUI()
+{
+    endwin();
+}
+
 void TUI::centerTitle(WINDOW *pwin, const char *title)
 {
     int x, maxX, stringSize;