# Error in Chrome console: channel closed

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/error-in-chrome-console-channel-closed/788712>\
**Category:** Curriculum Help\
**Tags:** javascript\
**Created:** [May 13, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/error-in-chrome-console-channel-closed/788712 "2026-05-13T10:31:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![croberts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@croberts](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/croberts)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/error-in-chrome-console-channel-closed/788712/1 "2026-05-13T10:31:39Z")

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1. I’m still a beginner to JavaScript.
2. I’m using Chrome v148.0.7778 on Windows 11.
3. I’m using Visual Studio Code v1.119 (latest version) with the VSC extension Live Server. I use Chrome to open the website.

I’m getting this error in the Chrome console: “Uncaught (in promise) Error: A listener indicated an asynchronous response by returning true, but the message channel closed before a response was received”

Here’s my HTML:

```auto
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>Document</title>
  <! link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#c0c0c0">
  <h1 id="header">Javscript DOM Manpulation 2026</h1>
  <p id="para1">Test Paragraph one.</p>
  <ol>
    <li class="listitem">One</li>
    <li class="listitem">Two</li>
    <li class="listitem">Three</li>
  </ol>
</body>
  <script src="script.js"></script>
</html>

```

Here’s my script.js file:

```auto
console.log("Hello world");

```

I got this on every JS file I did in the past week as well. Does anyone know how I can fix this message so it doesn’t show?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/error-in-chrome-console-channel-closed/788712/2 "2026-05-13T10:35:44Z")

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that error would not come from your JS file, could you maybe try turning off some extensions or something like that?

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**Author:** ![croberts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@croberts](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/croberts)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/error-in-chrome-console-channel-closed/788712/3 "2026-05-13T10:40:54Z")

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I changed a setting in VSC for Live Server.

**Use 127.0.0.1 Instead of Localhost:** Address resolution issues can cause channel timeouts. In VS Code settings, search for `liveServer.settings.useLocalIp` and set it to **true** , or manually change your browser URL from `localhost:5500` to `127.0.0.1:5500`. [Live Server FAQ - Ritwick Dey on GitHub](https://github.com/ritwickdey/vscode-live-server/blob/master/docs/faqs.md)

That didn’t help. The error appears after 5-8 seconds after the web page is loaded after a change in the file. I do need Live Server to do this tutorial. I’ll check and remove other extensions I don’t need.

EDIT: I uninstalled a bunch of extensions in VSC I no longer need and I still get the problem.

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**Author:** ![croberts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@croberts](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/croberts)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/error-in-chrome-console-channel-closed/788712/4 "2026-05-13T10:51:04Z")

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I got it. I disabled the Adobe extension in the browser then reloaded the page. I should have known.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/3X/e/1/e1c433102e34b46dfaa3e15d13ab9a514b127078.svg) [@system](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/error-in-chrome-console-channel-closed/788712/5 "2026-06-10T10:51:09Z")

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