diff --git a/rust_experiments/src/long_mode_init.asm b/rust_experiments/src/long_mode_init.asm
index a09ac67..73cfa07 100644
--- a/rust_experiments/src/long_mode_init.asm
+++ b/rust_experiments/src/long_mode_init.asm
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ call_interrupt:
     ret
 
 sample_handler:
+%define END_OF_INTERRUPT 0x20
+
+%define PIC1_COMMAND 0x20
+%define PIC1_DATA 0x21
+%define PIC2_COMMAND 0xa0
+%define PIC2_DATA 0xa1
+
     ;mov word [0xb8000], 0x4f72
     push rax
     push rcx
@@ -83,10 +90,19 @@ sample_handler:
     push r9
     push r10
     push r11
+    pushfq
+
+    in al, 0x60 ;;thorw this away
 
     cld
     call rust_interrupt_handler
+    call spin_loop_64
 
+    mov al, END_OF_INTERRUPT
+    out PIC1_COMMAND, al
+    out PIC2_COMMAND, al
+
+    popfq
     pop r11
     pop r10
     pop r9
@@ -95,7 +111,6 @@ sample_handler:
     pop rcx
     pop rax
 
-    call spin_loop_64
     iretq
 
 %define int_num 9