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# Stop When Element Not Displayed

Stop When Element Not Displayed ends the remaining steps in the Test Case when the [Element](/elements/creating-elements.md) is no longer shown. Use it as a conditional exit when later steps only apply while that UI is still present.

See [Element states](/test-step-options/element-states.md) for how Displayed is evaluated.

![Stop when element not displayed Test Step](https://app.does.qa/screenshots/node/runner_stop_elementNotDisplayed.png)

## When to use it

* End the Flow early once a loading overlay or modal disappears.
* Skip follow-up steps when an expected panel never stayed on screen.
* Pair with [Stop When Element Is Displayed](/test-steps/runner/stop-when-element-is-displayed.md) on another branch of the same journey.

## Configure

### Basics

| Field       | What to set                                            |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Element** | The [Element](/elements/creating-elements.md) to watch |

### Advanced

| Field                                 | What to set                                          |
| ------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Status on fail**                    | [Failed Status](/test-step-options/failed-status.md) |
| **When should screenshots be taken?** | `Always` or `On Failures` (default)                  |

## Related

* [Stop When Element Is Displayed](/test-steps/runner/stop-when-element-is-displayed.md)
* [Stop When Value](/test-steps/runner/stop-when-value.md)
* [Element states](/test-step-options/element-states.md)
* [Runner](/test-steps/runner.md)

**Tags:** `runner`, `stop`, `elementNotDisplayed`, `state`