diff --git a/scripts/microrepl.py b/scripts/microrepl.py
index 333a7cde..3ad9a19b 100755
--- a/scripts/microrepl.py
+++ b/scripts/microrepl.py
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ def main():
     """
     The function that actually runs the REPL.
     """
-    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
-        print("Usage: microrepl.py /path/to/device")
+    if len(sys.argv) not in range(2, 3):
+        print("Usage: microrepl.py /path/to/device [--nointerrupt]")
 
     port = sys.argv[1]
     print('Device path', port)
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ def main():
     miniterm.set_tx_encoding('utf-8')
     miniterm.start()
     sleep(0.5)
-    miniterm.serial.write(b'\x03')  # Connecting stops the running program.
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3 or sys.argv[2] != '--nointerrupt':
+        miniterm.serial.write(b'\x03')  # Connecting stops the running program.
     try:
         miniterm.join(True)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/jetbrains/micropython/repl/MicroPythonReplManager.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/jetbrains/micropython/repl/MicroPythonReplManager.kt
index 07627d33..d7bbf796 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/jetbrains/micropython/repl/MicroPythonReplManager.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/jetbrains/micropython/repl/MicroPythonReplManager.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import com.intellij.util.messages.Topic
 
 interface MicroPythonReplControl {
     fun stopRepl()
-    fun startOrRestartRepl()
+    fun startOrRestartRepl(interrupt: Boolean = true)
 }
 
 @Service(Service.Level.PROJECT)
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ class MicroPythonReplManager(private val project: Project) : MicroPythonReplCont
         project.messageBus.syncPublisher(MICROPYTHON_REPL_CONTROL).stopRepl()
 
 
-    override fun startOrRestartRepl() =
-        project.messageBus.syncPublisher(MICROPYTHON_REPL_CONTROL).startOrRestartRepl()
+    override fun startOrRestartRepl(interrupt: Boolean) =
+        project.messageBus.syncPublisher(MICROPYTHON_REPL_CONTROL).startOrRestartRepl(interrupt)
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/jetbrains/micropython/repl/ToolWindowReplTab.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/jetbrains/micropython/repl/ToolWindowReplTab.kt
index e98fbaa6..dc754969 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/jetbrains/micropython/repl/ToolWindowReplTab.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/jetbrains/micropython/repl/ToolWindowReplTab.kt
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class ToolWindowReplTab(val module: Module, parent: Disposable) : MicroPythonRep
         }
     }
 
-    override fun startOrRestartRepl() {
+    override fun startOrRestartRepl(interrupt: Boolean) {
         interruptBanner()
         application.executeOnPooledThread {
             synchronized(this) {
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ class ToolWindowReplTab(val module: Module, parent: Disposable) : MicroPythonRep
                 }
             }
             application.invokeLater(
-                { startRepl() },
+                { startRepl(interrupt) },
                 { module.project.isDisposed })
         }
     }
 
-    private fun startRepl() {
+    private fun startRepl(interrupt: Boolean) {
         val facet = module.microPythonFacet ?: return
         val devicePath = facet.getOrDetectDevicePathSynchronously()
 
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ class ToolWindowReplTab(val module: Module, parent: Disposable) : MicroPythonRep
             facet.pythonPath!!,
             "${MicroPythonFacet.scriptsPath}/microrepl.py",
             devicePath
-        )
+        ).apply {
+            if(!interrupt) add("--nointerrupt")
+        }
 
         val terminalRunner = LocalTerminalDirectRunner(module.project)
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/jetbrains/micropython/run/MicroPythonRunConfiguration.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/jetbrains/micropython/run/MicroPythonRunConfiguration.kt
index b3909e40..2bf887b8 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/jetbrains/micropython/run/MicroPythonRunConfiguration.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/jetbrains/micropython/run/MicroPythonRunConfiguration.kt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class MicroPythonRunConfiguration(project: Project, factory: ConfigurationFactor
     if (runReplOnSuccess && state != null) {
       return RunStateWrapper(state) {
         ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater {
-          project.service<MicroPythonReplManager>().startOrRestartRepl()
+          project.service<MicroPythonReplManager>().startOrRestartRepl(false)
           ToolWindowManager.getInstance(project).getToolWindow("MicroPython")?.show()
         }
       }