[GH-ISSUE #5712] NetBird UI getting stuck (+ random connection lost) Need reboot. #11896

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opened 2026-08-05 01:31:31 -04:00 by saavagebueno · 10 comments
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Originally created by @pierrechapuis on GitHub (Mar 26, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/issues/5712

Describe the problem

Randomly, roughly once a day, all of a sudden I loose access to the NetBird network.

So I go to the NetBird UI, it still says 'Connected'. I click on Disconnect (because I want to force a reconnection right after)... but it gets stuck there. Then the NetBird UI becomes unresponsive.

Also from the Terminal, when this happens, running netbird up or netbird down does not do anything, I have to Ctrl-C the command.

The only way for me to restart NetBird properly is to reboot the computer.

This happens on 2 MacBooks, after both updated to macOS 26.4

EDIT: it seems that this happens on Windows as well. So it might be a bug introduced in version 0.67.0 (?).

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M2 MacBook Air and M4 MacBook Pro.

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Self-hosted.

NetBird version

0.67.0

Originally created by @pierrechapuis on GitHub (Mar 26, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/issues/5712 **Describe the problem** Randomly, roughly once a day, all of a sudden I loose access to the NetBird network. So I go to the NetBird UI, it still says '_Connected_'. I click on Disconnect (because I want to force a reconnection right after)... but it gets stuck there. Then the NetBird UI becomes unresponsive. Also from the Terminal, when this happens, running `netbird up` or `netbird down` does not do anything, I have to Ctrl-C the command. The only way for me to restart NetBird properly is to reboot the computer. This happens on 2 MacBooks, after both updated to **macOS 26.4** **EDIT: it seems that this happens on Windows as well. So it might be a bug introduced in version 0.67.0 (?).** **Config** M2 MacBook Air and M4 MacBook Pro. **Are you using NetBird Cloud?** Self-hosted. **NetBird version** 0.67.0
saavagebueno added the triage-needed label 2026-08-05 01:31:31 -04:00
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@janosmiko commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2026):

Same issue occurred for me this morning.

<!-- gh-comment-id:4140697246 --> @janosmiko commented on GitHub (Mar 27, 2026): Same issue occurred for me this morning.
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@MichalNemec commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2026):

I have the same issue, however with slight variation. I get random disconnect sand then reconnects. Within 10 minutes i can get 0 disconnects or 50. ios 26.4 no problem, windows no problem, only macos tahoe has this issue.

netbird client: v0.67.1

<!-- gh-comment-id:4147673870 --> @MichalNemec commented on GitHub (Mar 28, 2026): I have the same issue, however with slight variation. I get random disconnect sand then reconnects. Within 10 minutes i can get 0 disconnects or 50. ios 26.4 no problem, windows no problem, only macos tahoe has this issue. netbird client: v0.67.1
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@pierrechapuis commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2026):

Thanks @janosmiko and @MichalNemec for reporting.

Quick update on my side, I get that issue mostly one time per day, since the latest macOS Tahoe 26.4 update.

Today I even had to restart my MacBook Air twice in a row, as NetBird got stuck 2 times consecutively within a few minutes.

Updating to 0.67.1 did not help.

<!-- gh-comment-id:4156059087 --> @pierrechapuis commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2026): Thanks @janosmiko and @MichalNemec for reporting. Quick update on my side, I get that issue mostly one time per day, since the latest macOS Tahoe 26.4 update. Today I even had to restart my MacBook Air twice in a row, as NetBird got stuck 2 times consecutively within a few minutes. Updating to 0.67.1 did not help.
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@pierrechapuis commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2026):

Another update: a colleague of mine got the same issue on Windows.

NetBird version 0.67.1

<!-- gh-comment-id:4156655505 --> @pierrechapuis commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2026): Another update: a colleague of mine got the same issue on Windows. NetBird version 0.67.1
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@pierrechapuis commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2026):

Update: I reverted to version 0.66.4 (client), no more issue since 2 days in a row.

<!-- gh-comment-id:4178657825 --> @pierrechapuis commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2026): Update: I **reverted to version 0.66.4** (client), no more issue since 2 days in a row.
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@pierrechapuis commented on GitHub (Apr 10, 2026):

Update: Tried version 0.68.1, same issue. So I am stuck with version 0.66.4, latest one that does not have this problem.

Please, let me know if you need more info to help fixing this.

Thanks in advance.

<!-- gh-comment-id:4225757254 --> @pierrechapuis commented on GitHub (Apr 10, 2026): Update: Tried version **0.68.1**, same issue. So I am stuck with version **0.66.4**, latest one that does not have this problem. Please, let me know if you need more info to help fixing this. Thanks in advance.
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@pierrechapuis commented on GitHub (Apr 14, 2026):

Update:

We figured out that the issue arises when the macbook recovers from sleep mode. So after wake-up, NetBird reports 'Connected' in the GUI, but technically NetBird gets stuck and the connection is not done, as explained in my first post.

This issue arises only with NetBird version > 0.66.4.

Version 0.68.3 on Client.
macOS Tahoe 26.4.1 and Windows seem affected.

<!-- gh-comment-id:4247097177 --> @pierrechapuis commented on GitHub (Apr 14, 2026): Update: We figured out that the issue arises when the macbook **recovers from sleep mode**. So after wake-up, NetBird reports '_Connected_' in the GUI, but technically NetBird gets stuck and the connection is not done, as explained in my first post. This issue arises **only with NetBird version > 0.66.4**. **Version 0.68.3** on Client. macOS **Tahoe 26.4.1** and Windows seem affected.
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@pierrechapuis commented on GitHub (Apr 20, 2026):

Update: it seems to have been resolved when updating the server to the latest release 0.69.

<!-- gh-comment-id:4282890716 --> @pierrechapuis commented on GitHub (Apr 20, 2026): Update: it seems to have been resolved when updating the server to the latest release **0.69**.
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@janosmiko commented on GitHub (Apr 24, 2026):

Hi @pierrechapuis ,

Could you reopen this issue please?

For me, it happened again (client and server were both running v0.69.0).

I rolled back my client to v0.66.4 helped. I had to uninstall v0.69.0 completely - including deregistration of the macos service

<!-- gh-comment-id:4312974368 --> @janosmiko commented on GitHub (Apr 24, 2026): Hi @pierrechapuis , Could you reopen this issue please? For me, it happened again (client and server were both running v0.69.0). I rolled back my client to v0.66.4 helped. I had to uninstall v0.69.0 completely - including deregistration of the macos service
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@alexl4321 commented on GitHub (Jul 4, 2026):

i have this all the time up to latest version on latest macos arm. netbird ip traffic down. gui connect / disconnect doesnt work. quick doesnt work. reboot needed

<!-- gh-comment-id:4881574050 --> @alexl4321 commented on GitHub (Jul 4, 2026): i have this all the time up to latest version on latest macos arm. netbird ip traffic down. gui connect / disconnect doesnt work. quick doesnt work. reboot needed
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Reference: DYNR/netbird#11896