Escape a Lovable fix loop before credits run out
A month of Lovable credits gone in 3 hours on a styling bug · Reddit r/lovable · u/Kind_Mouse588 · Aug 2025
The builder says Lovable kept fixing one thing and breaking another, and couldn't revert to the working version when asked.
The honest numbers
- Says the entire month's credits went in about 3 hours
As stated by the source. Not independently verified.
Lesson
After 2–3 failed fixes, restore the last working version with the restore button and retry a smaller change.
Fix prompt
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I'm stuck in a loop where Lovable fixes one thing and breaks another. Stop editing code. 1) Summarise what I asked for, what changed in the last few attempts and what's broken now. 2) List 3 possible root causes, ranked, and what evidence would confirm each. 3) Tell me how to restore the last working version (checkpoint, restore button or git) before we try again. 4) Propose ONE small change, list the exact files you'll touch, and the features I should re-test afterwards. Here is the exact error message / what I see: [paste the error, with any keys removed]. Don't change anything until I've approved your plan. Never ask me to paste API keys, passwords or .env contents; tell me where to check them myself.
Source: Reddit r/lovable ↗