diff --git a/NetAF.Examples/Assets/Player/Player.cs b/NetAF.Examples/Assets/Player/Player.cs
index c565f7c6..3c41525e 100644
--- a/NetAF.Examples/Assets/Player/Player.cs
+++ b/NetAF.Examples/Assets/Player/Player.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public PlayableCharacter Instantiate()
                     return new(InteractionResult.NoChange, null);
 
                 if (Knife.Name.EqualsExaminable(i))
-                    return new(InteractionResult.TargetExpires, i, "You slash wildly at your own throat. You are dead.");
+                    return new(InteractionResult.TargetExpires, i, "You slash wildly at your own throat. Your jugular opens spilling blood everywhere. As you loose consciousness you are filled with a deep sense of regret.");
 
                 if (CoffeeMug.Name.EqualsIdentifier(i.Identifier))
                     return new(InteractionResult.NoChange, i, "If there was some coffee in the mug you could drink it.");
diff --git a/NetAF/Logic/Game.cs b/NetAF/Logic/Game.cs
index ceebbecf..cc7152c2 100644
--- a/NetAF/Logic/Game.cs
+++ b/NetAF/Logic/Game.cs
@@ -158,15 +158,18 @@ internal void Execute()
 
                 // check if the game has ended
                 if (CheckForGameEnd(EndConditions, out endMode))
+                {
+                    // end the game
                     End();
-            }
-            while (state != GameState.Finishing);
 
-            // render the last mode
-            Mode.Render(this);
+                    // render the last mode
+                    Mode.Render(this);
 
-            // wait for acknowledge
-            GetInput();
+                    // wait for acknowledge before exiting
+                    GetInput();
+                }
+            }
+            while (state != GameState.Finishing);
 
             // if an end mode specified
             if (endMode != null)
@@ -208,6 +211,8 @@ private void HandleReaction(Reaction reaction)
                     ChangeMode(new ReactionMode(Overworld.CurrentRegion.CurrentRoom.Identifier.Name, regionEnterReaction));
                 else
                     ChangeMode(new SceneMode());
+
+                return;
             }
 
             // 3. check if command didn't change the mode and the current mode type is information, essentially the mode has expired