# Multiple pending updates piling up

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/multiple-pending-updates-piling-up/3191>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [February 9, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/multiple-pending-updates-piling-up/3191 "2021-02-09T10:13:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SamanRatna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@SamanRatna](https://hub.mender.io/u/SamanRatna)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/multiple-pending-updates-piling-up/3191/1 "2021-02-09T10:13:27Z")

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Hi there,

Suppose there are 5 device users. I deploy update\_1 and 2 out of 5 install it successfully and the rest of them choose to update later. But, before rest of the 3 device users install the update\_1, I deploy update\_2. The 2 active users get to install them without any problem, but the rest 3 users seem to be stuck in the pending stage. How do I solve this issue?

For reference, I am using raspberry pi 4 and working on an application update.

Thanks in advance.

- Saman

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**Author:** ![drewmoseley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/drewmoseley/32/47_2.png) [@drewmoseley](https://hub.mender.io/u/drewmoseley)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/multiple-pending-updates-piling-up/3191/2 "2021-02-09T14:27:47Z")

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Hi @SamanRatna the deployments will be done in the order they are created so if you want to bypass that you will need to explicitly abort the update\_1 deployment.

Drew

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**Author:** ![SamanRatna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@SamanRatna](https://hub.mender.io/u/SamanRatna)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/multiple-pending-updates-piling-up/3191/3 "2021-02-09T14:47:25Z")

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Hi @drewmoseley,

Can you give some guidelines on how I can bypass the older deployments?

Regards,  
Saman

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**Author:** ![drewmoseley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/drewmoseley/32/47_2.png) [@drewmoseley](https://hub.mender.io/u/drewmoseley)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/multiple-pending-updates-piling-up/3191/4 "2021-02-09T15:27:56Z")

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If you go into the Deployments tab and select the detail view of the deployment that is running that you want to cancel there should be a link to “Abort Deployment”.  
Drew