[//]: # (werk v2)
# Hanging background jobs/frozen site
key | value
---------- | ---
date | 2024-06-26T12:45:00+00:00
version | 2.3.0p8
class | fix
edition | cee
component | multisite
level | 1
compatible | yes
Background jobs could previously hang without ever finishing under the wrong conditions.
This could lead to the entire site freezing if the job had acquired crucial file locks
(i.e. a lock on licensing files).
This is usually accompanied by the error
```
Bad file descriptor
```
in the logs.
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