# “Open Chat as Editor” causes permanent black screen when reopening project

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/open-chat-as-editor-causes-permanent-black-screen-when-reopening-project/148515>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** crashes, layout, chat\
**Created:** [January 10, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/open-chat-as-editor-causes-permanent-black-screen-when-reopening-project/148515 "2026-01-10T23:14:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/colin/32/90452_2.png) [@Colin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/open-chat-as-editor-causes-permanent-black-screen-when-reopening-project/148515/21 "2026-02-10T16:01:20Z")

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Hey all!

I can no longer reproduce this on 2.4.31. Please let me know if you still face an issue on the latest version.

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