# I've lost control of Node Red, how can I control it back?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ive-lost-control-of-node-red-how-can-i-control-it-back/7586>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [4 February 2019 16:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ive-lost-control-of-node-red-how-can-i-control-it-back/7586 "2019-02-04T16:28:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andrei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/andrei/32/10446_2.png) [@Andrei](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Andrei)\
**Post date:** [4 February 2019 16:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ive-lost-control-of-node-red-how-can-i-control-it-back/7586/2 "2019-02-04T16:36:41Z")

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The recommendation from [another thread](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-continually-fails-and-restarts/7360/7) in the forum:

start node-red with new blank flow `node-red newflow.json`

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