Get out of a bug loop in Bolt, Lovable or Replit
Twelve prompts in, the site, preview and restore were all broken · Reddit r/boltnewbuilders · u/z1zek · Jul 2025
A non-technical founder hit a bug loop that broke even the ability to restore, then researched how others get out of these loops.
The honest numbers
- Says it happened twelve prompts in
- Suggests starting over after three failed attempts
As stated by the source. Not independently verified.
Lesson
Start a fresh chat after three failed attempts and paste the exact error message instead of clicking 'fix' again.
Fix prompt
Copy this into your own AI tool (Cursor, Lovable, Claude Code, Bolt…). It's general guidance written by us. Review what the AI suggests before applying it.
I'm stuck in a loop where Bolt 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/boltnewbuilders ↗