diff --git a/firmware/libboard/common/include/uart_console.h b/firmware/libboard/common/include/uart_console.h
index c48c2c1a..0e49bfd0 100644
--- a/firmware/libboard/common/include/uart_console.h
+++ b/firmware/libboard/common/include/uart_console.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 extern void UART_Configure( uint32_t dwBaudrate, uint32_t dwMasterClock ) ;
+extern void UART_Exit(void) ;
 extern void UART_PutChar( uint8_t uc ) ;
 extern uint32_t UART_GetChar( void ) ;
 extern uint32_t UART_IsRxReady( void ) ;
diff --git a/firmware/libboard/common/source/board_cstartup_gnu.c b/firmware/libboard/common/source/board_cstartup_gnu.c
index 4b561ec5..42231fb2 100644
--- a/firmware/libboard/common/source/board_cstartup_gnu.c
+++ b/firmware/libboard/common/source/board_cstartup_gnu.c
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ void ResetException( void )
          * the second entry in the vector table is the reset address, corresponding to the application start
          */
         if (((*((uint32_t*)(IFLASH_ADDR+BOARD_DFU_BOOT_SIZE)))&0xFFFF0000)==0x20000000) {
+            UART_Exit();
+            __disable_irq();
             BootIntoApp();
             /* Infinite loop */
             while ( 1 ) ;
diff --git a/firmware/libboard/common/source/uart_console.c b/firmware/libboard/common/source/uart_console.c
index a47ba0cc..fe649229 100644
--- a/firmware/libboard/common/source/uart_console.c
+++ b/firmware/libboard/common/source/uart_console.c
@@ -103,6 +103,22 @@ extern void UART_Configure( uint32_t baudrate, uint32_t masterClock)
     _ucIsConsoleInitialized=1 ;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Disables the USART peripheral and related IRQ
+ */
+void UART_Exit(void)
+{
+	if (!_ucIsConsoleInitialized) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Uart *pUart = CONSOLE_UART;
+	pUart->UART_IDR = UART_IDR_TXRDY;
+	pUart->UART_CR = UART_CR_RSTRX | UART_CR_RSTTX | UART_CR_RXDIS | UART_CR_TXDIS | UART_CR_RSTSTA;
+	PMC->PMC_PCDR0 = 1 << CONSOLE_ID;
+	NVIC_DisableIRQ(CONSOLE_IRQ);
+}
+
 /** Interrupt Service routine to transmit queued data */
 void CONSOLE_ISR(void)
 {