diff --git a/app/src/main.c b/app/src/main.c
index 7fd54ed6..ffa2f02d 100644
--- a/app/src/main.c
+++ b/app/src/main.c
@@ -414,6 +414,11 @@ parse_args(struct args *args, int argc, char *argv[]) {
         }
     }
 
+    if (args->no_control && args->turn_screen_off) {
+        LOGE("Cannot request to turn screen off if control is disabled");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }