--- title: How to Conclude a Meeting That is Running or Was Started by Accident description: Learn how to conclude a meeting that was started by mistake --- [Skip to content](https://help.bloomgrowth.com/en/how-to-conclude-a-meeting-that-is-running-or-was-started-by-accident#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Get more support](https://help.bloomgrowth.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![Bloom Growth Logo](https://help.bloomgrowth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/bloomgrowth.comwp-contentuploads202209Bloom_logo_456x80-color-01.png?width=200&height=36&name=bloomgrowth.comwp-contentuploads202209Bloom_logo_456x80-color-01.png)](https://help.bloomgrowth.com/?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Get more support](https://help.bloomgrowth.com/kb-tickets/new) - [What’s new](https://changelog.bloomgrowth.com/) [What’s new](https://changelog.bloomgrowth.com/) How can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Bloom Growth Knowledge Base](https://help.bloomgrowth.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Meetings](https://help.bloomgrowth.com/meetings?hsLang=en) 3. [Meeting Management](https://help.bloomgrowth.com/meetings?hsLang=en#meeting-management) # How to Conclude a Meeting That is Running or Was Started by Accident Occasionally you may find a meeting with a running clock and find that you are unable to click  **Wrap-up** or clicking **Wrap-up** takes no action. There's a simple fix: 1. Click **Meetings** in the top menu bar. 2. Click the green **Started** box next to the running meeting. 3. You can click the small gear icon to the right of the word Agenda, under the clock at the top left, and click Become Leader. Wrap-up the meeting as usual. ![](https://help.bloomgrowth.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/files_helpdesk_bloomgrowth_comgifconcluding-a-meeting-started-by-mistake.gif) Also, on the left side of the Weekly meeting, you can click the  **Follow Meeting Leader** toggle slider button that is located underneath the Agenda. This will move it from **Locked** to **Unlocked and** Wrap-up the meeting. **Important Meeting Information:** *A **Started** meeting may just be a **Preview Meeting**, in which case you just have to click wrap-up and **Exit Meeting Preview**.* ### Important Options to Consider Meetings that wrap-up before 12 minutes have elapsed and that last longer than 16 hours will not by default: Send out meeting summaries Archive Headlines Archive To-dos If the meeting was started by accident, in the Wrap-up section you may want to select No One in the drop-down menu next to Send e-mail summary, and un-check the boxes next to Close completed to-dos and Close headlines to preserve any items that have been completed or added since the last meeting. If left unchecked, these items will stay active in the meeting. If the Close completed to-dos and Close headlines boxes remain checked, the related items will be archived. You can review your archived items via the Meeting Archive. 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