# Issue with recovering posts to un-deleted state when permanently deleting

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/398938>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** permanently-delete\
**Created:** [March 21, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/398938 "2026-03-21T03:15:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![sniper756](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sniper756/32/545002_2.png) [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/398938/1 "2026-03-21T03:15:02Z")

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Steps to reproduce the issue:

1. Delete the post.

2. Immediately permanently delete the post before the 5-minute waiting period is over.

3. The normal 5-minute waiting prompt appears.

4. After automatically returning, the following issue occurs: the deleted post is automatically restored to its undeleted state, requiring deletion again and then waiting another 5 minutes for permanent deletion.

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