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title: "Halting Plan Testing"
description: "The Halt action interrupts plan testing. You may need to halt plan testing, for example, if you need to fix some environment-related issues and then proceed with testing later (in this case, recovered VMs will still continue to run)."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vro/userguide/halting_restore_plan_testing.html"
breadcrumb: "User Guide > Working with Recovery Plans > Working with Restore Plans > Running and Scheduling Restore Plans > Halting Plan Testing"
dateModified: "2026-08-26"
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# Halting Plan Testing

The **Halt** action interrupts plan testing. You may need to halt plan testing, for example, if you need to fix some environment-related issues and then [proceed with testing later](resuming_restore_plan_testing.md) (in this case, recovered VMs will still continue to run). Or you may need to stop the testing process completely, for example, if you no longer need to test the selected restore plan (in this case, recovered VMs will be deleted).

To halt testing of a restore plan:

1. Navigate to **Recovery Plans**.
2. Click the plan name to switch to the **Plan Details** page.
3. On the **Plan Details** page, select the plan and click **Halt**.
4. In the **Halt Plan Test** window, click **Halt Plan Test** to confirm the action.

[![Halting Plan Testing](images/halt_testing.png "Halting Plan Testing")](images/halt_testing.png){.toggle scale=55}

To cancel testing of a restore plan:

1. Navigate to **Recovery Plans**.
2. Click the plan name to switch to the **Plan Details** page.
3. On the **Plan Details** page, select the plan and click **Power Off**.
4. In the **Power Off Plan Testing** window, click **Power Off** to confirm the action.

[![Halting Plan Testing](images/shutdown_testing.png "Halting Plan Testing")](images/shutdown_testing.png){.toggle scale=55}