diff --git a/apps/poweroff/app.js b/apps/poweroff/app.js
index 6e7eee459..b179cfb38 100644
--- a/apps/poweroff/app.js
+++ b/apps/poweroff/app.js
@@ -1,22 +1,25 @@
 { // must be inside our own scope here so that when we are unloaded everything disappears
 g.clear();
 
-let confirm = false;
+let confirmed = false;
 let settings = require('Storage').readJSON("poweroff.json", true) || {};
 let showPrompt;
 showPrompt = def(settings.showPrompt, true);
 
-E.showPrompt('Are you sure?', {
+if (showPrompt) {
+ E.showPrompt('Are you sure?', {
   title: 'Power off',
   buttons: { Yes: true, No: false },
-}).then((confirm) => {
+ }).then((confirm) => {
   if (!confirm) {
     setTimeout(load, 100);
+	confirmed = true;
     return;
   }
-});
+ });
+}
 
-if (showPrompt && confirm) {
+if (!showPrompt || confirmed) {
   g.setFont("6x8",2).setFontAlign(0,0);
   var x = g.getWidth()/2;
   var y = g.getHeight()/2 + 10;