diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 75f0736..829630f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ static const uint32_t COLOR_RED    = Adafruit_NeoPixel::Color(60, 0, 0);   // Er
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  State tracking
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-static bool     sd_ok          = false;
-static bool     wifi_connected = false;
-static bool     ftp_client_on  = false;
-static bool     ftp_transfer   = false;
+static bool              sd_ok          = false;
+static bool              wifi_connected = false;
+static volatile bool     ftp_client_on  = false;
+static volatile bool     ftp_transfer   = false;
 static bool     rtc_ok         = false;
 static bool     gauge_ok       = false;
 static bool     pmic_ok        = false;
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ static void initFtp() {
     ftpSrv.begin("kode", "kode");
 
     /* Run FTP in its own task on core 0 so it never blocks LVGL on core 1 */
-    xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(ftpTask, "ftp", 8192, NULL, 1, NULL, 0);
+    xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(ftpTask, "ftp", 8192, NULL, 2, NULL, 0);
 
     Serial.printf("[FTP] FTP server ready on core 0 (PASV IP: %s, data port: 50009)\n",
                   WiFi.localIP().toString().c_str());