diff --git a/firmware/firmware.h b/firmware/firmware.h
index a6b28a4..7484085 100644
--- a/firmware/firmware.h
+++ b/firmware/firmware.h
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ void bridge_close_1();
 void bridge_close_2();
 void bridge_close_3();
 
+void cancel_breathing_animation();
+void init_breathing_animation();
+
 // port.c
 
 #define UART_MS_TIMEOUT 10 // send uart data after ms timeout even if buffer is not full
diff --git a/firmware/usb.c b/firmware/usb.c
index 4382acb..b5b06b0 100644
--- a/firmware/usb.c
+++ b/firmware/usb.c
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ bool usb_cb_set_interface(uint16_t interface, uint16_t new_altsetting) {
 
 		if (altsetting == ALTSETTING_FLASH) {
 			flash_disable();
+			init_breathing_animation();
 		} else if (altsetting == ALTSETTING_PIPE) {
 			usbpipe_disable();
 		}
@@ -440,6 +441,7 @@ bool usb_cb_set_interface(uint16_t interface, uint16_t new_altsetting) {
 		}
 
 		if (new_altsetting == ALTSETTING_FLASH){
+			cancel_breathing_animation();
 			flash_init();
 		} else if (booted && new_altsetting == ALTSETTING_PIPE) {
 			usbpipe_init();
diff --git a/scripts/flash.py b/scripts/flash.py
index e6ef349..3b48af1 100644
--- a/scripts/flash.py
+++ b/scripts/flash.py
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ def write_tessel_flash(self, path, mac1, mac2):
 def randbyte():
     return random.randint(0, 255)
 
+def reset_openwrt(device):
+    # Reset the USB interface
+    device.reset();
+    # Control transfer to put RST line high
+    device.ctrl_transfer(0x40, 0x10, 1, 0, '')
+    # Control transfer to put RST line low
+    device.ctrl_transfer(0x40, 0x10, 0, 0, '')
+    # Control transfer to put RST line high
+    device.ctrl_transfer(0x40, 0x10, 1, 0, '')
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     dev = usb.core.find(idVendor=0x1209, idProduct=0x7551)
     if dev is None:
@@ -138,3 +148,6 @@ def randbyte():
     print("Generated MAC addr ", ':'.join("{:02x}".format(x) for x in mac1))
 
     flash.write_tessel_flash(basepath, mac1, mac2)
+
+    print("Rebooting device...")
+    reset_openwrt(dev)