# Designer session disconnecting

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-session-disconnecting/85565>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** designer\
**Created:** [February 12, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-session-disconnecting/85565 "2024-02-12T16:23:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zayne\_Luker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/74df32/32.png) [@Zayne\_Luker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zayne_Luker)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-session-disconnecting/85565/1 "2024-02-12T16:23:09Z")

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Hello all,

I keep having trouble with my Ignition Designer crashing randomly. When I check the logs, I see a Log labeled as "DesignSession" with a message "WebSocket disconnected from session".

Is this a problem with the network? Is there any way I can correct this and keep it from happening in the future? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-session-disconnecting/85565/2 "2024-02-12T16:27:58Z")

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> [@Zayne\_Luker](#):
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> WebSocket disconnected from session

That's a _consequence_ of the crash--the gateway abruptly looses the connection to the designer's embedded Chromium instance.

Consider examining your designer launcher log file to obtain the command line it uses to actually launch your designer, then run that in a terminal window. That should expose what's happening when it crashes.