# Chat is stuck in "Running code" and I can't cancel it

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/chat-is-stuck-in-running-code-and-i-cant-cancel-it/10926>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 20, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/chat-is-stuck-in-running-code-and-i-cant-cancel-it/10926 "2026-10-20T15:13:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![tom](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/tom/32/2262_2.png) [@tom](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tom)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/chat-is-stuck-in-running-code-and-i-cant-cancel-it/10926/1 "2026-10-20T15:13:18Z")

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I started this chat a while ago and returned to it now, but it’s stuck in an in-between state - even though I haven’t touched it for a few weeks, it still shows “Running code” and the cancel button doesn’t cancel that.

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**Author:** ![tophtucker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/tophtucker/32/4781_2.png) [@tophtucker](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tophtucker)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/chat-is-stuck-in-running-code-and-i-cant-cancel-it/10926/2 "2026-10-21T12:58:55Z")

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Seeing this too on a chat, with no fancy async stuff happening or anything. Looking into it…

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**Author:** ![tophtucker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/tophtucker/32/4781_2.png) [@tophtucker](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tophtucker)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/chat-is-stuck-in-running-code-and-i-cant-cancel-it/10926/3 "2026-10-21T16:43:18Z")

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Just deployed a fix, should work in a few minutes