diff --git a/lib/src/proxmox_lister/proxmox_lister_list_view.dart b/lib/src/proxmox_lister/proxmox_lister_list_view.dart
index f1efa51..2a5d8bd 100644
--- a/lib/src/proxmox_lister/proxmox_lister_list_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/proxmox_lister/proxmox_lister_list_view.dart
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import 'package:pi_dashboard/src/proxmox_webservice/model.dart';
 import 'package:pi_dashboard/src/proxmox_webservice/service.dart';
 import 'package:pi_dashboard/src/screen_helper.dart';
 import 'package:pi_dashboard/src/settings/settings_controller.dart';
-import 'package:pi_dashboard/src/settings/settings_service.dart';
 import '../settings/settings_view.dart';
 import 'vm_card.dart';
 
@@ -69,60 +68,74 @@ class _ProxmoxListerState extends State<ProxmoxListerView> {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return Scaffold(
-        appBar: AppBar(
-          title: const Text("Proxmox VMs"),
-          actions: [
-            IconButton(
-              icon: const Icon(Icons.nightlight),
-              onPressed: () {
-                toggleScreen();
-              },
-            ),
-            IconButton(
-              icon: const Icon(Icons.sync),
-              onPressed: () {
-                syncVMs();
-              },
-            ),
-            IconButton(
-              icon: const Icon(Icons.settings),
-              onPressed: () {
-                Navigator.restorablePushNamed(context, SettingsView.routeName);
-              },
-            ),
-          ],
+    // infinite touch container to turn screen back on
+    return Stack(
+      children: [
+        Scaffold(
+          appBar: appbar(context),
+          body: bodyBuilder(context),
         ),
-        body: FutureBuilder<ProxmoxNodeMap>(
-          future: nodes,
-          builder: (ctx, snapshot) {
-            if (snapshot.hasData) {
-              if (snapshot.requireData.isEmpty) {
-                return const Center(child: Icon(Icons.block));
-              }
-
-              final nodeEntry = snapshot.requireData.entries.first;
-              return ListView.builder(
-                restorationId: "proxmoxVMLister",
-                itemCount: nodeEntry.value.length,
-                itemBuilder: (BuildContext ctx, int index) {
-                  return ProxmoxVmCard(
-                    node: nodeEntry.key,
-                    vm: nodeEntry.value[index],
-                    pm_service: _service,
-                  );
-                },
-              );
-            } else if (snapshot.hasError) {
-              return AlertDialog(
-                title: const Text("error"),
-                content: Text(snapshot.error.toString()),
-              );
-            } else {
-              return const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator());
-            }
+        screenActivator(),
+      ],
+    );
+  }
+
+  PreferredSizeWidget? appbar(BuildContext context) {
+    return AppBar(
+      title: const Text("Proxmox VMs"),
+      actions: [
+        IconButton(
+          icon: const Icon(Icons.nightlight),
+          onPressed: () {
+            toggleScreen();
+          },
+        ),
+        IconButton(
+          icon: const Icon(Icons.sync),
+          onPressed: () {
+            syncVMs();
+          },
+        ),
+        IconButton(
+          icon: const Icon(Icons.settings),
+          onPressed: () {
+            Navigator.restorablePushNamed(context, SettingsView.routeName);
           },
-        ));
+        ),
+      ],
+    );
+  }
+
+  Widget bodyBuilder(BuildContext context) {
+    return FutureBuilder<ProxmoxNodeMap>(
+      future: nodes,
+      builder: (ctx, snapshot) {
+        if (snapshot.hasData) {
+          if (snapshot.requireData.isEmpty) {
+            return const Center(child: Icon(Icons.block));
+          }
+
+          final nodeEntry = snapshot.requireData.entries.first;
+          return ListView.builder(
+            restorationId: "proxmoxVMLister",
+            itemCount: nodeEntry.value.length,
+            itemBuilder: (BuildContext ctx, int index) {
+              return ProxmoxVmCard(
+                node: nodeEntry.key,
+                vm: nodeEntry.value[index],
+                pm_service: _service,
+              );
+            },
+          );
+        } else if (snapshot.hasError) {
+          return AlertDialog(
+            title: const Text("error"),
+            content: Text(snapshot.error.toString()),
+          );
+        } else {
+          return const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator());
+        }
+      },
+    );
   }
-  
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/screen_helper.dart b/lib/src/screen_helper.dart
index 404e020..580af19 100644
--- a/lib/src/screen_helper.dart
+++ b/lib/src/screen_helper.dart
@@ -1,34 +1,50 @@
 import 'dart:io';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 const _off = "1";
 const _on = "0";
 
+bool _screenStatus = true;
+
 Future<void> toggleScreen() async {
-  if (await isScreenOff()) {
-    turnOncreen();
-  } else {
+  if (_screenStatus) {
     turnOffScreen();
+  } else {
+    turnOncreen();
   }
 }
 
 Future<void> turnOffScreen() async {
   await setBlFile(_off);
+  _screenStatus = false;
 }
 
 Future<void> turnOncreen() async {
   await setBlFile(_on);
+  _screenStatus = true;
 }
 
 File blFile() {
   return File("/sys/class/backlight/10-0045/bl_power");
 }
 
-Future<bool> isScreenOff() async {
-  final status = await blFile().readAsString();
-  if (status.startsWith(_on)) return false;
-  return true;
-}
-
 Future<void> setBlFile(String content) async {
   await blFile().writeAsString(content);
 }
+
+Widget screenActivator() {
+  // only show when screen is dark
+  return Visibility(
+    visible: !_screenStatus,
+    child: SizedBox(
+      height: double.infinity,
+      width: double.infinity,
+      child: Material(
+        color: Colors.black,
+        child: InkWell(onTap: () async {
+          await turnOncreen();
+        }),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+}