diff --git a/src/countdown.cpp b/src/countdown.cpp
index 9e3e76c..a7669e2 100644
--- a/src/countdown.cpp
+++ b/src/countdown.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 #include <LittleFS.h>
 #include "display.h"
 
-enum State {
+#define COUNTDOWN_END_SEQUENCE_REPEAT     2
+
+enum CountdownState {
   CONFIG, READY, RUNNING, PAUSED, END
 };
 
-State state = CONFIG;
+CountdownState countdownState = CONFIG;
 
 bool countdownConfigDirty = false;
 
@@ -14,44 +16,22 @@ long countdownMillis = 6 * 60 * 1000;
 
 long countdownRest = countdownMillis;
 
-unsigned long last = 0;
+unsigned long countdownLast = 0;
 
-void updateTime() {
-  if (state != RUNNING) {
-    return;
-  }
-  const auto now = max(1UL, millis());
-  if (last != 0) {
-    const auto diff = now - last;
-    countdownRest -= static_cast<long>(diff);
-    if (countdownRest < 0) {
-      countdownRest = 0;
-    }
-  }
-  last = now;
-}
+int countdownEndSequenceStep = 0;
 
-void drawSequence() {
-  for (int x = 0; x < 3; ++x) {
-    for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
-      drawAll(WHITE);
-      delay(100);
-      drawBlack();
-      delay(100);
-    }
-    drawDashes();
-    delay(500);
-  }
-}
+unsigned long countdownEndSequenceDelay = 0;
 
-void setState(const State newState) {
-  if (state == newState) {
+unsigned long countdownEndSequenceLast = 0;
+
+void setState(const CountdownState newState) {
+  if (countdownState == newState) {
     return;
   }
 
-  state = newState;
+  countdownState = newState;
   const char* name;
-  switch (state) {
+  switch (countdownState) {
     case CONFIG:
       countdownRest = countdownMillis;
       name = "CONFIG";
@@ -61,14 +41,15 @@ void setState(const State newState) {
       name = "READY";
       break;
     case RUNNING:
-      last = millis();
+      countdownLast = millis();
       name = "RUNNING";
       break;
     case PAUSED:
       name = "PAUSED";
       break;
     case END:
-      drawSequence();
+      countdownEndSequenceDelay = 0;
+      countdownEndSequenceStep = 0;
       name = "END";
       break;
     default:
@@ -78,8 +59,34 @@ void setState(const State newState) {
   Serial.printf("Mode: %s\n", name);
 }
 
-void countdownUpdate() {
-  switch (state) {
+void drawSequence() {
+  const auto now = max(1UL, millis());
+  if (countdownEndSequenceLast != 0 && now - countdownEndSequenceLast < countdownEndSequenceDelay) {
+    return;
+  }
+  switch (countdownEndSequenceStep % 3) {
+    case 0:
+      drawAll(WHITE);
+      countdownEndSequenceDelay = 100;
+      break;
+    case 1:
+      drawBlack();
+      countdownEndSequenceDelay = 100;
+      break;
+    default:
+      drawDashes();
+      countdownEndSequenceDelay = 500;
+      break;
+  }
+  countdownEndSequenceStep++;
+  countdownEndSequenceLast = now;
+  if (countdownEndSequenceStep >= 3 * COUNTDOWN_END_SEQUENCE_REPEAT) {
+    setState(READY);
+  }
+}
+
+void countdownDraw() {
+  switch (countdownState) {
     case CONFIG:
       drawMillis(countdownRest, MAGENTA);
       break;
@@ -87,20 +94,15 @@ void countdownUpdate() {
       drawMillis(countdownRest, GREEN);
       break;
     case RUNNING: {
-      if (countdownRest > 0) {
-        const auto color = countdownRest >= 60000 ? WHITE : (countdownRest >= 10000 ? YELLOW : RED);
-        drawMillis(countdownRest, color);
-      } else {
-        setState(END);
-        setState(READY);
-      }
+      const auto color = countdownRest >= 60000 ? WHITE : (countdownRest >= 10000 ? YELLOW : RED);
+      drawMillis(countdownRest, color);
       break;
     }
     case PAUSED:
       drawMillis(countdownRest, BLUE);
       break;
     case END:
-      drawDashes();
+      drawSequence();
       break;
   }
 }
@@ -152,13 +154,29 @@ void countdownSetup() {
   setState(READY);
 }
 
+void updateTime() {
+  if (countdownState != RUNNING) {
+    return;
+  }
+  const auto now = max(1UL, millis());
+  if (countdownLast != 0) {
+    const auto diff = now - countdownLast;
+    countdownRest -= static_cast<long>(diff);
+    if (countdownRest <= 0) {
+      countdownRest = 0;
+      setState(END);
+    }
+  }
+  countdownLast = now;
+}
+
 void countdownLoop() {
   updateTime();
-  countdownUpdate();
+  countdownDraw();
 }
 
 void buttonShortPressed() {
-  switch (state) {
+  switch (countdownState) {
     case CONFIG: {
       const auto seconds = (countdownMillis / 30000) * 30 % (15 * 60) + 30;
       countdownMillis = seconds * 1000;
@@ -167,28 +185,11 @@ void buttonShortPressed() {
       break;
     }
     case READY:
-    case END:
-      setState(CONFIG);
-      break;
-    case RUNNING:
-    case PAUSED:
-      setState(READY);
-      break;
-  }
-}
-
-void buttonLongPressed() {
-  switch (state) {
-    case CONFIG:
-      if (countdownConfigDirty) {
-        countdownConfigWrite();
-      }
-      setState(READY);
+      setState(RUNNING);
       break;
     case RUNNING:
       setState(PAUSED);
       break;
-    case READY:
     case PAUSED:
       setState(RUNNING);
       break;
@@ -197,3 +198,26 @@ void buttonLongPressed() {
       break;
   }
 }
+
+void buttonLongPressed() {
+  switch (countdownState) {
+    case CONFIG:
+      if (countdownConfigDirty) {
+        countdownConfigWrite();
+      }
+      setState(READY);
+      break;
+    case RUNNING:
+      setState(READY);
+      break;
+    case READY:
+      setState(CONFIG);
+      break;
+    case PAUSED: // NOLINT(*-branch-clone)
+      setState(READY);
+      break;
+    case END:
+      setState(READY);
+      break;
+  }
+}