diff --git a/supervisor/shared/tick.c b/supervisor/shared/tick.c
index dc38e76f61..0e2adf2160 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/tick.c
+++ b/supervisor/shared/tick.c
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ void mp_hal_delay_ms(mp_uint_t delay) {
         RUN_BACKGROUND_TASKS;
         // Check to see if we've been CTRL-Ced by autoreload or the user.
         if(MP_STATE_VM(mp_pending_exception) == MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(&MP_STATE_VM(mp_kbd_exception)) ||
-           MP_STATE_VM(mp_pending_exception) == MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(&MP_STATE_VM(mp_reload_exception))) {
+           MP_STATE_VM(mp_pending_exception) == MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(&MP_STATE_VM(mp_reload_exception)) ||
+           MP_STATE_VM(mp_pending_exception) == MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(&MP_STATE_VM(mp_watchdog_exception))) {
             break;
         }
         remaining = end_tick - port_get_raw_ticks(NULL);