[Bug]: Chapter Editor: Playback "hangs" if the start time of the chapter is beyond end of book #3010

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opened 2026-04-25 00:12:58 +02:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @ZLoth on GitHub (Sep 21, 2025).

What happened?

If you create a chapter with a start time beyond the end of the book, there is an alert symbol with the message "Invalid start time must be less than audiobook duration". However, the play button still remains active, and clicking on the button results in a continuous circle.

What did you expect to happen?

An error message is thrown stating "Invalid start time must be less than audiobook duration".

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. Create a chapter with a start time that is beyond the duration of the book.
  2. Press the play button for that chapter.

Audiobookshelf version

2.29.0, does happen with earlier versions of the ABS software

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from?

Linux

If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Chrome

Logs

No server logs were generated at the Docker level or at the application level.
Attempted to capture HAR file, but none was generated.

Additional Notes

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8119ec3e-8602-4b2a-a7d3-4572a432bbb1
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/55990ad8-cdf7-4af3-a847-5edc288a1905

Originally created by @ZLoth on GitHub (Sep 21, 2025). ### What happened? If you create a chapter with a start time beyond the end of the book, there is an alert symbol with the message "Invalid start time must be less than audiobook duration". However, the play button still remains active, and clicking on the button results in a continuous circle. ### What did you expect to happen? An error message is thrown stating "Invalid start time must be less than audiobook duration". ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. Create a chapter with a start time that is beyond the duration of the book. 2. Press the play button for that chapter. ### Audiobookshelf version 2.29.0, does happen with earlier versions of the ABS software ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker ### What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from? Linux ### If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on? Chrome ### Logs ```shell No server logs were generated at the Docker level or at the application level. Attempted to capture HAR file, but none was generated. ``` ### Additional Notes https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8119ec3e-8602-4b2a-a7d3-4572a432bbb1 https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/55990ad8-cdf7-4af3-a847-5edc288a1905
adam added the bugchapter editor labels 2026-04-25 00:12:58 +02:00
adam closed this issue 2026-04-25 00:12:58 +02:00
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Dec 2, 2025):

Fixed in v2.31.0.

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Dec 2, 2025): Fixed in [v2.31.0](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/releases/tag/v2.31.0).
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#3010