diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6115b68..6aac0ef 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl AudioVisualizer {
     let bar_data = Arc::new(Mutex::new(vec![0; num_bars]));
     let bar_data_clone = Arc::clone(&bar_data);
     let stop_flag = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
-    let stop_clone = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+    let stop_clone = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(&stop_flag));
 
     thread::spawn(move || {
       if let Err(e) = Self::run_audio_loop(bar_data_clone, num_bars, stop_clone) {