diff --git a/config/limine.conf b/config/limine.conf
index 0ffe391..3838f5a 100644
--- a/config/limine.conf
+++ b/config/limine.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Timeout in seconds that Limine will use before automatically booting.
-timeout: 5
+timeout: 1
 
 # The entry name that will be displayed in the boot menu.
 /GoofyAhhOS
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ timeout: 5
     protocol: limine
 
     # Path to the kernel to boot. boot():/ represents the partition on which limine.conf is located.
-    kernel_path: boot():/boot/kernel
\ No newline at end of file
+    kernel_path: boot():/boot/kernel
+
diff --git a/kernel/Cargo.toml b/kernel/Cargo.toml
index f9dbd79..da246c2 100644
--- a/kernel/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kernel/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ spin = { version = "0.9.8", features = ["lazy"] }
 bitflags = { version = "2.4.0", default-features = false }
 lazy_static = { version = "1.5.0", features = ["spin_no_std"] }
 x86_64 = { version = "0.15.1" }
+pic8259 = "0.11.0"
 
 [features]
 default = []
diff --git a/kernel/src/lib.rs b/kernel/src/lib.rs
index 3738c93..2518326 100644
--- a/kernel/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub use sys::kernel::drivers::serial::{
 };
 
 pub fn init() {
-    sys::kernel::cpu::interrupts::init();
+    sys::kernel::cpu::init();
 }
 
 pub fn hcf() -> ! {
diff --git a/kernel/src/sys/kernel/cpu/x86_64/gdt.rs b/kernel/src/sys/kernel/cpu/x86_64/gdt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f26a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/src/sys/kernel/cpu/x86_64/gdt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use x86_64::{
+    instructions::tables::load_tss, registers::segmentation::{Segment, CS}, structures::{
+        gdt::{
+            Descriptor, GlobalDescriptorTable, SegmentSelector
+        },
+        tss::TaskStateSegment,
+    }, VirtAddr
+};
+
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+
+use crate::println_log;
+
+pub const DOUBLE_FAULT_IST_INDEX: u16 = 0;
+
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref TSS: TaskStateSegment = {
+        let mut tss = TaskStateSegment::new();
+        tss.interrupt_stack_table[DOUBLE_FAULT_IST_INDEX as usize] = {
+            const STACK_SIZE: usize = 4096 * 5;
+            static mut STACK: [u8; STACK_SIZE] = [0; STACK_SIZE];
+
+            let stack_start = VirtAddr::from_ptr(unsafe { &STACK });
+            let stack_end = stack_start + STACK_SIZE.try_into().unwrap();
+            stack_end
+        };
+        tss
+    };
+}
+
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref GDT: (GlobalDescriptorTable, Selectors) = {
+        let mut gdt = GlobalDescriptorTable::new();
+        let code_selector = gdt.append(Descriptor::kernel_code_segment());
+        let tss_selector = gdt.append(Descriptor::tss_segment(&TSS));
+        (gdt, Selectors { code_selector, tss_selector })
+    };
+}
+
+struct Selectors {
+    code_selector: SegmentSelector,
+    tss_selector: SegmentSelector
+}
+
+pub fn init() {
+    GDT.0.load();
+    println_log!("Loaded GDT...");
+
+    unsafe {
+        CS::set_reg(GDT.1.code_selector);
+        load_tss(GDT.1.tss_selector);
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/src/sys/kernel/cpu/x86_64/interrupts.rs b/kernel/src/sys/kernel/cpu/x86_64/interrupts.rs
index 171e3b8..46e4bc8 100644
--- a/kernel/src/sys/kernel/cpu/x86_64/interrupts.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/sys/kernel/cpu/x86_64/interrupts.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,20 @@ use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use spin::lazy;
 use x86_64::structures::idt::{InterruptDescriptorTable, InterruptStackFrame};
 
-use crate::{println_log, serial_println};
+use crate::{println_log, serial_println, sys::kernel::cpu::gdt};
 
-use super::pics::ChainedPics;
+// use super::pics::ChainedPics;
+
+use pic8259::ChainedPics;
 
 pub const PIC_1_OFFSET: u8 = 32;
 pub const PIC_2_OFFSET: u8 = PIC_1_OFFSET + 8;
 
-pub static PICS: spin::Mutex<ChainedPics> =
-    spin::Mutex::new(unsafe { ChainedPics::new(PIC_1_OFFSET, PIC_2_OFFSET) });
+pub static PICS: spin::Mutex<ChainedPics> = spin::Mutex::new(
+    unsafe { 
+        ChainedPics::new(PIC_1_OFFSET, PIC_2_OFFSET) 
+    }
+);
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 #[repr(u8)]
@@ -34,22 +39,35 @@ lazy_static! {
     static ref IDT: InterruptDescriptorTable = {
         let mut idt = InterruptDescriptorTable::new();
         idt.breakpoint.set_handler_fn(breakpoint_handler);
-        idt.double_fault.set_handler_fn(double_fault_handler);
-        idt[InterruptIndex::Timer.as_u8()].set_handler_fn(clock_handler);
+
+        unsafe {
+            idt.double_fault.set_handler_fn(double_fault_handler)
+            .set_stack_index(gdt::DOUBLE_FAULT_IST_INDEX);
+        }
+
+        idt[InterruptIndex::Timer.as_u8()].set_handler_fn(timer_interrupt_handler);
         idt
     };
 }
 
 pub fn init() {
     IDT.load();
+    println_log!("Loaded IDT...");
+
+    unsafe {
+        PICS.lock().initialize();
+    }
+
+    x86_64::instructions::interrupts::enable();
+    println_log!("Enabled interrupts...");
 }
 
+extern "x86-interrupt" fn timer_interrupt_handler(stack_frame: InterruptStackFrame) {
+    serial_println!("clock");
+    println_log!("clock");
 
-pub fn disable(func: impl Fn()) {
     unsafe {
-        asm!("cli", options(nomem, nostack, preserves_flags));
-        func();
-        asm!("sti", options(nomem, nostack, preserves_flags));
+        PICS.lock().notify_end_of_interrupt(InterruptIndex::Timer.as_u8());
     }
 }
 
@@ -63,11 +81,8 @@ extern "x86-interrupt" fn double_fault_handler(stack_frame: InterruptStackFrame,
     panic!("EXCEPTION: DOUBLE FAULT\n{:#?}", stack_frame)
 }
 
-extern "x86-interrupt" fn clock_handler(stack_frame: InterruptStackFrame) {
-    println_log!("EXCEPTION: CLOCK\n{:#?}", stack_frame);
-    serial_println!("EXCEPTION: CLOCK\n{:#?}", stack_frame);
-
-    unsafe {
-        PICS.lock().notify_end_of_interrupt(InterruptIndex::Timer.as_u8());
-    }
+pub fn disable(func: impl Fn()) {
+    x86_64::instructions::interrupts::disable();
+    func();
+    x86_64::instructions::interrupts::enable();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/src/sys/kernel/cpu/x86_64/mod.rs b/kernel/src/sys/kernel/cpu/x86_64/mod.rs
index c97cf49..c7cb8ef 100644
--- a/kernel/src/sys/kernel/cpu/x86_64/mod.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/sys/kernel/cpu/x86_64/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 pub mod interrupts;
+pub mod gdt;
+
 mod pics;
 
-pub use interrupts::*;
+pub fn init() {
+    gdt::init();
+    interrupts::init();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/run.sh b/scripts/run.sh
index 007fd1c..da8c141 100755
--- a/scripts/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/run.sh
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ if [ $is_test -eq 1 ]; then
     serial_flags="-serial stdio"
 else
     test_flags=""
-    serial_flags="-serial tcp:127.0.0.1:1234,server,nowait"
+    # serial_flags="-serial tcp:127.0.0.1:1234,server,nowait"
+    serial_flags="-serial stdio"
 fi
 
 # Run in QEMU
@@ -139,7 +140,25 @@ else
     info "Running OS in QEMU..."
 fi
 
-echo "test: " $is_test
+check_test_res() {
+    qemu_exit_code=$?
+    if [ $qemu_exit_code -eq 33 ]; then
+        # Success case (0x10 << 1) | 1 = 33
+        info "All tests passed"
+        exit 0
+    elif [ $qemu_exit_code -eq 35 ]; then
+        # Failure case (0x11 << 1) | 1 = 35
+        warning "Some tests failed"
+        exit 1
+    else
+        # Any other exit code is treated as a failure
+        warning "Some tests failed"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+
+trap 'check_test_res "tests completed"' ERR
  
 cd "$project_root"
 qemu-system-x86_64 -M q35 \
@@ -152,23 +171,3 @@ qemu-system-x86_64 -M q35 \
     ${test_flags} \
     ${debug_flags} \
     ${QEMU_FLAGS:-}
-
-# Get QEMU's exit code
-qemu_exit_code=$?
-
-# If this is a test run, translate QEMU exit codes to test exit codes
-if [ $is_test -eq 1 ]; then
-    if [ $qemu_exit_code -eq 33 ]; then
-        # Success case (0x10 << 1) | 1 = 33
-        exit 0
-    elif [ $qemu_exit_code -eq 35 ]; then
-        # Failure case (0x11 << 1) | 1 = 35
-        exit 1
-    else
-        # Any other exit code is treated as a failure
-        exit 1
-    fi
-else
-    # For non-test runs, pass through the exit code
-    exit $qemu_exit_code
-fi