diff --git a/audio/playtone/source/main.c b/audio/playtone/source/main.c
index f8a9203..1e980d7 100644
--- a/audio/playtone/source/main.c
+++ b/audio/playtone/source/main.c
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         //Scan all the inputs. This should be done once for each frame
         hidScanInput();
 
-        if (hidKeysDown(CONTROLLER_P1_AUTO) & KEY_PLUS) break; // break in order to return to hbmenu
+        //hidKeysDown returns information about which buttons have been just pressed (and they weren't in the previous frame)
+        u32 kDown = hidKeysDown(CONTROLLER_P1_AUTO);
+
+        if (kDown & KEY_PLUS) break; // break in order to return to hbmenu
         
         if (hidKeysDown(CONTROLLER_P1_AUTO) & KEY_A)
         {
diff --git a/graphics/printing/hello-world/source/main.c b/graphics/printing/hello-world/source/main.c
index f34df36..bcb1229 100644
--- a/graphics/printing/hello-world/source/main.c
+++ b/graphics/printing/hello-world/source/main.c
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		//Scan all the inputs. This should be done once for each frame
 		hidScanInput();
 
-		if (hidKeysDown(CONTROLLER_P1_AUTO) & KEY_PLUS) break; // break in order to return to hbmenu
+		//hidKeysDown returns information about which buttons have been just pressed (and they weren't in the previous frame)
+		u32 kDown = hidKeysDown(CONTROLLER_P1_AUTO);
+
+		if (kDown & KEY_PLUS) break; // break in order to return to hbmenu
 
 		gfxFlushBuffers();
 		gfxSwapBuffers();
diff --git a/graphics/simplegfx/source/main.c b/graphics/simplegfx/source/main.c
index d571a28..a4dd81e 100644
--- a/graphics/simplegfx/source/main.c
+++ b/graphics/simplegfx/source/main.c
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         //Scan all the inputs. This should be done once for each frame
         hidScanInput();
 
-        if (hidKeysDown(CONTROLLER_P1_AUTO) & KEY_PLUS) break; // break in order to return to hbmenu
+        //hidKeysDown returns information about which buttons have been just pressed (and they weren't in the previous frame)
+        u32 kDown = hidKeysDown(CONTROLLER_P1_AUTO);
+
+        if (kDown & KEY_PLUS) break; // break in order to return to hbmenu
 
         u32 width, height;
         u32 pos;
diff --git a/hid/irsensor/source/main.c b/hid/irsensor/source/main.c
index d851ae5..494c18b 100644
--- a/hid/irsensor/source/main.c
+++ b/hid/irsensor/source/main.c
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		//Scan all the inputs. This should be done once for each frame
 		hidScanInput();
 
-		if (hidKeysDown(CONTROLLER_P1_AUTO) & KEY_PLUS) break; // break in order to return to hbmenu
+		//hidKeysDown returns information about which buttons have been just pressed (and they weren't in the previous frame)
+		u32 kDown = hidKeysDown(CONTROLLER_P1_AUTO);
+
+		if (kDown & KEY_PLUS) break; // break in order to return to hbmenu
 
 		gfxFlushBuffers();
 		gfxSwapBuffers();