diff --git a/assets/templates/ui/ingame_menu/game_menu_highlight.png b/assets/templates/ui/ingame_menu/game_menu_highlight.png
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diff --git a/assets/templates/ui/ingame_menu/save_and_exit_highlight.png b/assets/templates/ui/ingame_menu/save_and_exit_highlight.png
deleted file mode 100644
index e571422..0000000
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diff --git a/assets/templates/ui/ingame_menu/save_and_exit_no_highlight.png b/assets/templates/ui/ingame_menu/save_and_exit_no_highlight.png
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diff --git a/config/game.ini b/config/game.ini
index 9176723..54fb5a3 100644
--- a/config/game.ini
+++ b/config/game.ini
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ xp_bar_y=665
 ; all rois are in  [left, top, width, height] format
 chat_line_1=12,537,391,25
 save_and_exit=500,233,273,173
+game_menu_left=530,250,20,134
 play_btn=426,616,320,71
 difficulty_select=536,236,210,320
 gold_btn=997,521,20,18
diff --git a/src/game_recovery.py b/src/game_recovery.py
index c90d8f0..435d30e 100644
--- a/src/game_recovery.py
+++ b/src/game_recovery.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class GameRecovery:
                 time.sleep(1)
                 continue
             # check for save/exit button
-            if is_visible(ScreenObjects.SaveAndExit):
+            if is_visible(ScreenObjects.GameMenu):
                 view.save_and_exit()
                 continue
             # maybe we are in-game in stash/inventory, press escape
diff --git a/src/health_manager.py b/src/health_manager.py
index 7cfe5b4..19f8a67 100644
--- a/src/health_manager.py
+++ b/src/health_manager.py
@@ -57,19 +57,15 @@ class HealthManager:
         if self._callback is not None:
             self._callback()
             self._callback = None
+        # clean up key presses that might be pressed in the run_thread
+        keyboard.release(Config().char["stand_still"])
+        keyboard.release(Config().char["show_items"])
+        mouse.release(button="left")
+        mouse.release(button="right")
+        view.save_and_exit()
         if Config().general["info_screenshots"]:
             self._last_chicken_screenshot = "./info_screenshots/info_debug_chicken_" + time.strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S") + ".png"
             cv2.imwrite(self._last_chicken_screenshot, img)
-        # clean up key presses that might be pressed in the run_thread
-        keyboard.release(Config().char["stand_still"])
-        wait(0.02, 0.05)
-        keyboard.release(Config().char["show_items"])
-        wait(0.02, 0.05)
-        mouse.release(button="left")
-        wait(0.02, 0.05)
-        mouse.release(button="right")
-        time.sleep(0.01)
-        view.save_and_exit()
         self._did_chicken = True
         set_pause_state(True)
 
diff --git a/src/ui/view.py b/src/ui/view.py
index a278d64..5fc21e4 100644
--- a/src/ui/view.py
+++ b/src/ui/view.py
@@ -36,24 +36,26 @@ def save_and_exit() -> bool:
     Performes save and exit action from within game
     :return: Bool if action was successful
     """
-    # if exit button isn't detected already, press escape
-    attempts = 1
+    attempts = 0
     success = False
-    while attempts <= 2 and not success:
-        if not (exit_button := detect_screen_object(ScreenObjects.SaveAndExit)).valid:
+    while attempts < 2 and not success:
+        # if exit button isn't detected already, press escape
+        while not (highlight := detect_screen_object(ScreenObjects.GameMenu)).valid:
             keyboard.send("esc")
-            # wait for exit button to appear
-            exit_button = wait_until_visible(ScreenObjects.SaveAndExit, 3)
-        # if exit button is found, double click it to be sure
-        if exit_button.valid:
-            select_screen_object_match(exit_button, delay_factor=(0.1, 0.3))
-            wait(0.1, 0.2)
-            mouse.click(button="left")
-            # if center icon on player bar disappears then save/exit was successful
-            success = wait_until_hidden(ScreenObjects.InGame, 3)
+            time.sleep(0.02)
+        roi = Config().ui_roi[ScreenObjects.GameMenu.roi]
+        y_pos = (highlight.center[1] - roi[1]) / roi[3]
+        if y_pos > 0.6:
+            keyboard.send("up")
+            time.sleep(0.005)
+        elif y_pos < 0.4:
+            keyboard.send("down")
+            time.sleep(0.005)
+        keyboard.send("enter")
+        # if center icon on player bar disappears then save/exit was successful
+        if not (success := wait_until_hidden(ScreenObjects.InGame, 3)):
+            Logger.debug("Failed to find or click save/exit button")
         attempts += 1
-    if not success:
-        Logger.debug("Failed to find or click save/exit button")
     return success
 
 def dismiss_skills_icon() -> bool:
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ def move_to_corpse():
     mouse.move(*pos)
 
 def return_to_play() -> bool:
-    substrings = ["NPC", "Panel", "SaveAndExit"]
+    substrings = ["NPC", "Panel", "GameMenu"]
     img=grab()
     start=time.time()
     while (elapsed := (time.time() - start) < 8):
diff --git a/src/ui_manager.py b/src/ui_manager.py
index 46048c2..f7b3fe3 100644
--- a/src/ui_manager.py
+++ b/src/ui_manager.py
@@ -108,10 +108,12 @@ class ScreenObjects:
     ServerError=ScreenObject(
         ref=["SERVER_ISSUES"]
     )
-    SaveAndExit=ScreenObject(
-        ref=["SAVE_AND_EXIT_NO_HIGHLIGHT", "SAVE_AND_EXIT_HIGHLIGHT"],
-        roi="save_and_exit",
-        threshold=0.85
+    GameMenu=ScreenObject(
+        ref=["GAME_MENU_HIGHLIGHT"],
+        roi="game_menu_left",
+        best_match=True,
+        threshold=0.95,
+        normalize_monitor=False
     )
     NeedRepair=ScreenObject(
         ref="REPAIR_NEEDED",