diff --git a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viaforge/gui/GuiProtocolSelector.java b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viaforge/gui/GuiProtocolSelector.java
index f95d4a5..e88a0f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viaforge/gui/GuiProtocolSelector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viaforge/gui/GuiProtocolSelector.java
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ public class GuiProtocolSelector extends GuiScreen {
             mc.displayGuiScreen(parent);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void keyTyped(char p_keyTyped_1_, int p_keyTyped_2_) throws IOException {
+        if (p_keyTyped_2_ == 1) //esc key
+           this.mc.displayGuiScreen(parent);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void handleMouseInput() throws IOException {
         list.handleMouseInput();