diff --git a/template/qtgui/mainwindow.py b/template/qtgui/mainwindow.py
index 8851da8..9c4149c 100644
--- a/template/qtgui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/template/qtgui/mainwindow.py
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             settings = QtCore.QSettings("LaborejoSoftwareSuite", METADATA["shortName"])
             if settings.contains("showAboutDialog") and settings.value("showAboutDialog", type=bool):
                 QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(100, self.about.show) #Qt Event loop is not ready at that point. We need to wait for the paint event. This is not to stall for time: Using the event loop guarantees that it exists
-        elif not self.nsmClient.sessionName == "NOT-A-SESSION":
+        elif not self.nsmClient.sessionName == "NOT-A-SESSION": #standalone mode
+            self.ui.actionQuit.setShortcut("")
             #TODO: this is a hack until we figure out how to cleanly handle hide vs quite from outside the application
             self.hideGUI()