diff --git a/dlclivegui/gui/main_window.py b/dlclivegui/gui/main_window.py
index 6ed0f39c..ff6518e9 100644
--- a/dlclivegui/gui/main_window.py
+++ b/dlclivegui/gui/main_window.py
@@ -2469,6 +2469,18 @@ def _start_inference(self) -> None:
         self._update_dlc_controls_enabled()
 
     def _stop_inference(self, show_message: bool = True) -> None:
+        if self._rec_manager.is_active:
+            answer = QMessageBox.question(
+                self,
+                "Stop inference while recording?",
+                "This will stop the currently running DLC-live custom processor, if any.\n"
+                "File saving will not be handled via the standard 'recording stopped' event hooks."
+                "The processor might still save data now, but it will not be paired with the recording.\n\n"
+                "Stop inference anyway?",
+            )
+            if answer != QMessageBox.Yes:
+                return
+
         was_active = self._dlc_active
         self._dlc_active = False
         self._dlc_initialized = False
diff --git a/dlclivegui/services/dlc_processor.py b/dlclivegui/services/dlc_processor.py
index 8bd6cc75..c2993d79 100644
--- a/dlclivegui/services/dlc_processor.py
+++ b/dlclivegui/services/dlc_processor.py
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ def shutdown(self) -> None:
             with self._lifecycle_lock:
                 self._pending_reset = True
                 self._pending_processor_cleanup = True
-                logger.warning(
-                    "Shutdown requested but worker thread is still alive; DLCLive instance may not be fully released."
-                )
-                return
+            logger.warning(
+                "Shutdown requested but worker thread is still alive; DLCLive instance may not be fully released."
+            )
+            return
 
         self._cleanup_processor()
         self._dlc = None