diff --git a/down-the-stack/apps/src/bin/uarte_enable.rs b/down-the-stack/apps/src/bin/uarte_enable.rs
index 434f114..2f46d79 100644
--- a/down-the-stack/apps/src/bin/uarte_enable.rs
+++ b/down-the-stack/apps/src/bin/uarte_enable.rs
@@ -3,36 +3,47 @@
 
 use cortex_m::asm;
 use cortex_m_rt::entry;
-use dk_pac;
+use dk_pac::UARTE0;
 
 // this imports `down-the-stack/apps/lib.rs` to retrieve our global logger + panicking-behavior
 use apps as _;
 use defmt;
 use defmt_rtt as _; // global logger
 
-
 #[entry]
 fn main() -> ! {
     // to enable more verbose logs, go to your `Cargo.toml` and set defmt logging levels
     // to `defmt-trace` by changing the `default = []` entry in `[features]`
-    unsafe {
-    let periph = dk_pac::Peripherals::steal();
+
+    // takes ownership of the nRF52840-DK peripherals
+    let periph = dk_pac::Peripherals::take().unwrap();
     let uarte = periph.UARTE0;
-    
+
+    uarte_enabled(&uarte);
+
+    // enable the UART0 peripheral the safe way
     uarte.enable.write(|w| w.enable().enabled());
-   
-    if uarte.enable.read().bits() != 0 {
-        defmt::println!("Uarte0 is enabled");
 
-    } else {
-        defmt::println!("Uarte0 is disabled");
+    uarte_enabled(&uarte);
+
+    // disable the UART0 peripheral by writing 0 directly into the register -- the unsafe way
+    unsafe {
+        uarte.enable.write(|w| w.bits(0x00 as u32));
     }
 
-    }
-    
-    
+    uarte_enabled(&uarte);
+
     // this program does not `exit`; use Ctrl+C to terminate it
     loop {
         asm::nop();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+// Reads the bits in the UART0 register and prints `enabled` or `disabled`
+fn uarte_enabled(uarte: &UARTE0) {
+    if uarte.enable.read().bits() != 0 {
+        defmt::println!("Uarte0 is enabled");
+    } else {
+        defmt::println!("Uarte0 is disabled");
+    }
+}