diff --git a/quiz/src/assertions.cpp b/quiz/src/assertions.cpp
index 5e9b19b29..b439a3146 100644
--- a/quiz/src/assertions.cpp
+++ b/quiz/src/assertions.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 void quiz_assert(bool condition) {
   if (!condition) {
-    abort();
+    // We want to keep what the screen is displaying so we cannot abort
+    while (1) {
+    }
   }
 }