diff --git a/sysmodules/rosalina/include/minisoc.h b/sysmodules/rosalina/include/minisoc.h
index 6040bc8..c735171 100644
--- a/sysmodules/rosalina/include/minisoc.h
+++ b/sysmodules/rosalina/include/minisoc.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 extern bool miniSocEnabled;
 
 Result miniSocInit(void);
+
+void miniSocLockState(void);
+void miniSocUnlockState(bool force);
+
 Result miniSocExitDirect(void);
 Result miniSocExit(void);
 
diff --git a/sysmodules/rosalina/source/main.c b/sysmodules/rosalina/source/main.c
index 390f09d..4874161 100644
--- a/sysmodules/rosalina/source/main.c
+++ b/sysmodules/rosalina/source/main.c
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ static void handlePreTermNotification(u32 notificationId)
     (void)notificationId;
     // Might be subject to a race condition, but heh.
 
+    miniSocUnlockState(true);
+
     // Disable input redirection
     InputRedirection_Disable(100 * 1000 * 1000LL);
 
diff --git a/sysmodules/rosalina/source/minisoc.c b/sysmodules/rosalina/source/minisoc.c
index 624db35..252c81d 100644
--- a/sysmodules/rosalina/source/minisoc.c
+++ b/sysmodules/rosalina/source/minisoc.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 /*
 *   This file is part of Luma3DS.
 *   Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Aurora Wright, TuxSH
@@ -54,6 +55,41 @@ static Result SOCU_Shutdown(void)
     return cmdbuf[1];
 }
 
+// unsafe but what can I do?
+void miniSocLockState(void)
+{
+    Result res = 0;
+    __dmb();
+    if (!exclusiveStateEntered && isServiceUsable("ndm:u"))
+    {
+        ndmuInit();
+        res = NDMU_EnterExclusiveState(NDM_EXCLUSIVE_STATE_INFRASTRUCTURE);
+        if (R_SUCCEEDED(res))
+            res = NDMU_LockState(); // prevents ndm from switching to StreetPass when the lid is closed
+        exclusiveStateEntered = R_SUCCEEDED(res);
+        __dmb();
+    }
+}
+
+void miniSocUnlockState(bool force)
+{
+    Result res = 0;
+
+    __dmb();
+    if (exclusiveStateEntered)
+    {
+        if (!force)
+        {
+            res = NDMU_UnlockState();
+            if (R_SUCCEEDED(res))
+                res = NDMU_LeaveExclusiveState();
+        }
+        ndmuExit();
+        exclusiveStateEntered = R_FAILED(res);
+        __dmb();
+    }
+}
+
 Result miniSocInit(void)
 {
     if(AtomicPostIncrement(&miniSocRefCount))
@@ -87,15 +123,7 @@ Result miniSocInit(void)
     ret = SOCU_Initialize(miniSocMemHandle, socContextSize);
     if(ret != 0) goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!exclusiveStateEntered && isServiceUsable("ndm:u"))
-    {
-        ndmuInit();
-        ret = NDMU_EnterExclusiveState(NDM_EXCLUSIVE_STATE_INFRASTRUCTURE);
-        if (R_SUCCEEDED(ret))
-            ret = NDMU_LockState(); // prevents ndm from switching to StreetPass when the lid is closed
-        //ndmuExit();
-        exclusiveStateEntered = R_SUCCEEDED(ret);
-    }
+    miniSocLockState();
 
     svcKernelSetState(0x10000, 0x10);
     miniSocEnabled = true;
@@ -140,15 +168,7 @@ Result miniSocExitDirect(void)
     svcControlMemory(&tmp, socContextAddr, socContextAddr, socContextSize, MEMOP_FREE, MEMPERM_DONTCARE);
     if(ret == 0)
     {
-        if (exclusiveStateEntered && isServiceUsable("ndm:u"))
-        {
-            //ndmuInit();
-            ret = NDMU_UnlockState();
-            if (R_SUCCEEDED(ret))
-                ret = NDMU_LeaveExclusiveState();
-            ndmuExit();
-            exclusiveStateEntered = R_FAILED(ret);
-        }
+        miniSocUnlockState(false);
 
         miniSocEnabled = false;
         svcKernelSetState(0x10000, 0x10);