# Cursor stops working - Connection Error

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-stops-working-connection-error/144067>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** java\
**Created:** [November 25, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-stops-working-connection-error/144067 "2025-11-25T12:20:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![vector76](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/vector76/32/32391_2.png) [@vector76](https://forum.cursor.com/u/vector76)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-stops-working-connection-error/144067/123 "2025-12-17T20:43:09Z")

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Update: Downgrading to 2.1.50 appears to fix it.

I am assuming my issue is the same as this:

> [@Connection error after upgrading to 2.2.20](https://forum.cursor.com/t/connection-error-after-upgrading-to-2-2-20/146541):
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> I keep seeing connection errors and a decrease in the overall throughput after updating the IDE to 2.2.20. This is at a level where it is prompting me to consider getting rid of Cursor completely. Is it just me, or has anyone else been experiencing this?

And this: [Planning next moves stuck](https://forum.cursor.com/t/planning-next-moves-stuck/143985)

(further assuming these two are the same as each other)

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