diff --git a/source/common/common.h b/source/common/common.h
index 87cf5f60c..b29553143 100644
--- a/source/common/common.h
+++ b/source/common/common.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #endif
 
 // GodMode9 version
-#define VERSION "1.2.6"
+#define VERSION "1.2.7"
 
 // input / output paths
 #define SUPPORT_PATHS   "0:/gm9/support", "0:", "0:/files9" // legacy paths
diff --git a/source/common/power.c b/source/common/power.c
index 4b91905ab..ec6ccaadb 100644
--- a/source/common/power.c
+++ b/source/common/power.c
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 #include "power.h"
 #include "i2c.h"
 #include "cache.h"
-#include "ui.h"
 
 void Reboot() {
-    ClearScreenF(true, true, COLOR_STD_BG);
+    I2C_writeReg(I2C_DEV_MCU, 0x22, 1 << 0); // poweroff LCD to prevent MCU hangs
     flushEntireDCache();
     if (I2C_writeReg(I2C_DEV_MCU, 0x20, 1 << 2))
         while(true);
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ void Reboot() {
 
 void PowerOff()
 {
-    ClearScreenF(true, true, COLOR_STD_BG);
+    I2C_writeReg(I2C_DEV_MCU, 0x22, 1 << 0); // poweroff LCD to prevent MCU hangs
     flushEntireDCache();
     if (I2C_writeReg(I2C_DEV_MCU, 0x20, 1 << 0))
         while (true);