# Prevent Project Saves/Updates **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [December 6, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/prevent-project-saves-updates/112664 "2025-12-06T09:48:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andre\_Hennecke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@Andre\_Hennecke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andre_Hennecke)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/prevent-project-saves-updates/112664/1 "2025-12-06T09:48:23Z")
Hi, does somebody know if there is a way to create some kind of configuration and production mode in the designer to prevent project saves/deployments in specific states. Ideally this can be done in combination with a machine state tag. Thank you! ---
**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:** [December 6, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/prevent-project-saves-updates/112664/2 "2025-12-06T14:29:41Z")
No. That is one of the reasons you should do development on a separate gateway, and move updates to production during safe time windows. ---
**Author:** ![Andre\_Hennecke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@Andre\_Hennecke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andre_Hennecke)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/prevent-project-saves-updates/112664/3 "2025-12-13T11:32:27Z")
Hm, okay. I guess there are some good reasons why there is also least no („do you want to save the project“) warning-popup. Although it would be a good feature to check changes, maybe add a comment and the save it Anyway. Thank you