diff --git a/feedingwebapp/package.json b/feedingwebapp/package.json
index dfadddd3..17da2f27 100644
--- a/feedingwebapp/package.json
+++ b/feedingwebapp/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "styled-components": "^5.3.9",
     "web-vitals": "^2.1.4",
     "webpack": "^5.82.1",
+    "nosleep.js" : "^0.12.0",
     "zustand": "^4.0.0-rc.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/feedingwebapp/src/Pages/Home/MealStates/BiteSelection.jsx b/feedingwebapp/src/Pages/Home/MealStates/BiteSelection.jsx
index 30a12441..3992f09c 100644
--- a/feedingwebapp/src/Pages/Home/MealStates/BiteSelection.jsx
+++ b/feedingwebapp/src/Pages/Home/MealStates/BiteSelection.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { View } from 'react-native'
 // PropTypes is used to validate that the used props are in fact passed to this
 // Component
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
-
 // Local Imports
 import '../Home.css'
 import { useROS, createROSActionClient, callROSAction, destroyActionClient } from '../../../ros/ros_helpers'
diff --git a/feedingwebapp/src/Pages/Home/MealStates/RobotMotion.jsx b/feedingwebapp/src/Pages/Home/MealStates/RobotMotion.jsx
index d64f3135..4f8008ed 100644
--- a/feedingwebapp/src/Pages/Home/MealStates/RobotMotion.jsx
+++ b/feedingwebapp/src/Pages/Home/MealStates/RobotMotion.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button'
 import { View } from 'react-native'
 // PropTypes is used to validate that the used props are in fact passed to this Component
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
+// External Library Imports
+import NoSleep from 'nosleep.js'
 // Local Imports
 import { useROS, createROSActionClient, callROSAction, cancelROSAction, destroyActionClient } from '../../../ros/ros_helpers'
 import Footer from '../../Footer/Footer'
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ const RobotMotion = (props) => {
   let waitingTextFontSize = isPortrait ? '4.5vh' : '9vh'
   // Motion text font size
   let motionTextFontSize = isPortrait ? '3vh' : '6vh'
+  // NoSleep object creation
+  let noSleep = useMemo(() => new NoSleep(), [])
 
   /**
    * Create the ROS Action Client. This is re-created every time props.mealState
@@ -182,6 +186,7 @@ const RobotMotion = (props) => {
    */
   useEffect(() => {
     callRobotMotionAction(feedbackCallback, responseCallback)
+    noSleep.enable() // keep the screen on!
     /**
      * In practice, because the values passed in in the second argument of
      * useEffect will not change on re-renders, this return statement will
@@ -189,8 +194,10 @@ const RobotMotion = (props) => {
      */
     return () => {
       destroyActionClient(robotMotionAction)
+      noSleep.disable() // let the screen turn off.
+      setActionStatus({ actionStatus: ROS_ACTION_STATUS_ABORT })
     }
-  }, [callRobotMotionAction, robotMotionAction, feedbackCallback, responseCallback])
+  }, [callRobotMotionAction, robotMotionAction, feedbackCallback, responseCallback, noSleep])
 
   /**
    * Callback function for when the resume button is pressed. It calls the