diff --git a/static/js/live-reload.js b/static/js/live-reload.js
index b43b973..5b69db9 100644
--- a/static/js/live-reload.js
+++ b/static/js/live-reload.js
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 // NOTE: The server never fulfills this request, it stalls forever.
 // Once the connection is closed, we try to connect with the server until we establish a successful
 // connection. Then we reload the page.
+
+let shouldReload = true;
+addEventListener("beforeunload", () => {
+    shouldReload = false;
+});
+
 await fetch("/dev/live-reload/stall").catch(async () => {
-    while (true) {
+    while (shouldReload) {
         try {
             let response = await fetch("/dev/live-reload/back-up");
             if (response.status == 200) {