Inactive flow continue to execute

[llaumgui]

Bug Description

Hi,

When I use a trigger (RSS or Google Calendar), I encounter an error (EAI_AGAIN). Even after stopping the flow, the error persists. If I try to edit the flow to fix the issue and then save it, the error continues—but it seems to affect an older version of my flow.

Here’s my inactive flow (with no liaison between trigger and other component):

However, the error still occurs, but with an older version of my flow:

To Reproduce

1. Look at execution for a triggered flow.
2. Observe errors.
3. Put the flow inactive.
4. Errors continue.
5. Change flow.
6. Save.
7. Errors continue with the old version of the flow.

Expected behavior

• Inactive flow have no execution.
• No error on execution.
• Save workflow execute the last version of flow.

Operating System

docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n:latest

n8n Version

1.85.4

Node.js Version

20.18.3

Database

SQLite (default)

Execution mode

main (default)

[Joffcom]

Hey @llaumgui,

We have created an internal ticket to look into this which we will be tracking as "GHC-1455"

[llaumgui]

OK. Duplicate workflow and delete older seem to be a workaround to fix issu.

[Joffcom]

How odd, Sounds like a local caching issue or maybe something odd with queue mode if it was used. I can't reproduce this though.

As it is "solved" for now I will mark this as closed but we can open it again if it starts to happen again.