diff --git a/photobooth/Photobooth.py b/photobooth/Photobooth.py
index 757ebdd..002fe6a 100644
--- a/photobooth/Photobooth.py
+++ b/photobooth/Photobooth.py
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ class Photobooth:
                 except RuntimeError as e:
                     print('Camera error: ' + str(e))
                     self._send.send( gui.ErrorState('Camera error', str(e)) )
+                    event = recv.recv()
+                    if str(event) == 'cancel':
+                        return 1
+                    elif str(event) == 'ack':
+                        pass
+                    else:
+                        print('Unknown event received: ' + str(event))
+                        raise RuntimeError('Unknown event received', str(event))
 
         return 0
         
diff --git a/photobooth/gui/PyQt5Gui.py b/photobooth/gui/PyQt5Gui.py
index a2b6166..45db8c5 100644
--- a/photobooth/gui/PyQt5Gui.py
+++ b/photobooth/gui/PyQt5Gui.py
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ class PyQt5Gui(Gui):
             self._transport.send('ack')
             self._lastState()
         else:
-            self.close()
+            self._transport.send('cancel')
+            self.showStart()
 
 
 class PyQt5Receiver(QThread):
diff --git a/photobooth/main.py b/photobooth/main.py
index 26bf61b..558a277 100644
--- a/photobooth/main.py
+++ b/photobooth/main.py
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@ def main_photobooth(config, send, recv):
         except BaseException as e:
             send.send( gui.ErrorState('Camera error', str(e)) )
             event = recv.recv()
-            if str(event) != 'ack':
-                    print('Unknown event received: ' + str(event))
-                    raise RuntimeError('Unknown event received', str(event))
+            if str(event) == 'cancel':
+                return 1
+            elif str(event) == 'ack':
+                pass
+            else:
+                print('Unknown event received: ' + str(event))
+                raise RuntimeError('Unknown event received', str(event))
 
 
 def run(argv):