diff --git a/dzgui/controllers/mc.py b/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
index 53a8b14..2aaf407 100644
--- a/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
+++ b/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
@@ -525,3 +525,13 @@ class Controller(GObject.GObject):
 
     def present_window(self) -> None:
         self.mediator.window.present_with_time(Gdk.CURRENT_TIME)
+
+    def is_cancel_pending(self) -> bool:
+        if self.get_exit_event().is_set():
+            return True
+        if self.get_cancel_event().is_set():
+            self.clear_cancel_event()
+            return True
+        return False
+
+
diff --git a/dzgui/managers/connection.py b/dzgui/managers/connection.py
index a8f5cb2..9fefb74 100644
--- a/dzgui/managers/connection.py
+++ b/dzgui/managers/connection.py
@@ -278,8 +278,7 @@ class ConnectionManager:
         self.thread_man.show_cancel(False)
         self.thread_man.update_dialog(waiting_for_launch)
         while True:
-            # TODO: check cancel event
-            if self.controller.get_exit_event().is_set():
+            if self.controller.is_cancel_pending():
                 # TODO: some facility to also close spawned steam process
                 return
             if is_dayz_running():
@@ -298,11 +297,7 @@ class ConnectionManager:
         prefs = self.controller.get_prefs()
 
         for title, mod, stamp, size in self.missing_mods:
-            # TODO: check cancel and exit events
-            if self.controller.get_exit_event().is_set():
-                return
-            if self.controller.get_cancel_event().is_set():
-                self.controller.clear_cancel_event()
+            if self.controller.is_cancel_pending():
                 return
             enqueue_mod(mod, self.appid)
             time.sleep(3)
@@ -316,12 +311,11 @@ class ConnectionManager:
 
             # NOTE: Steam updates mod chunks in parallel, will finish at the same time
             while mod_path.is_dir() is False:
+                if self.controller.is_cancel_pending():
+                    return
                 time.sleep(1)
             while True:
-                if self.controller.get_exit_event().is_set():
-                    return
-                if self.controller.get_cancel_event().is_set():
-                    self.controller.clear_cancel_event()
+                if self.controller.is_cancel_pending():
                     return
                 cur_size = get_mod_dir_size(mod_path)
                 if cur_size == size:
diff --git a/dzgui/model/servers.py b/dzgui/model/servers.py
index a336409..1a61bba 100644
--- a/dzgui/model/servers.py
+++ b/dzgui/model/servers.py
@@ -138,13 +138,9 @@ class ServerModelManager:
             futures = [executor.submit(Servers.test_ip, i, port, event) for i in ports]
             for future in as_completed(futures):
                 try:
-                    if self.controller.get_exit_event().is_set():
+                    if self.controller.is_cancel_pending():
                         event.set()
                         return
-                    if self.controller.get_cancel_event().is_set():
-                        event.set()
-                        self.controller.clear_cancel_event()
-                        return
                     res = future.result(timeout=LAN_TIMEOUT)
                     if res is None:
                         continue