Gateway already running error
I keep getting this error sometimes after I ask my agent to do stuff, I always fix it by tuyrning off the gateway, reinstalling it and restarting it. But it keeps appearing again.
: ~ ➜ openclaw logs --follow
OpenClaw 2026.2.15 (3fe22ea) — I speak fluent bash, mild sarcasm, and aggressive tab-completion energy.
Log file: /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-02-19.log
09:33:03 error - pid 53519 clawdshome: openclaw-gateway (127.0.0.1:18789)
09:33:03 error - Gateway already running locally. Stop it (openclaw gateway stop) or use a different port.
09:33:03 error Gateway service appears loaded. Stop it first.
09:33:03 error Tip: openclaw gateway stop
09:33:03 error Or: launchctl bootout gui/$UID/ai.openclaw.gateway
09:33:13 error Gateway failed to start: gateway already running (pid 53519); lock timeout after 5000ms
If the gateway is supervised, stop it with: openclaw gateway stop
09:33:13 error Port 18789 is already in use.
09:33:13 error - pid 53519 clawdshome: openclaw-gateway (127.0.0.1:18789)
09:33:13 error - Gateway already running locally. Stop it (openclaw gateway stop) or use a different port.
09:33:13 error Gateway service appears loaded. Stop it first.
09:33:13 error Tip: openclaw gateway stop
09:33:13 error Or: launchctl bootout gui/$UID/ai.openclaw.gateway
09:33:24 error Gateway failed to start: gateway already running (pid 53519); lock timeout after 5000ms
If the gateway is supervised, stop it with: openclaw gateway stop
09:33:24 error Port 18789 is already in use.
09:33:24 error - pid 53519 clawdshome: openclaw-gateway (127.0.0.1:18789)
09:33:24 error - Gateway already running locally. Stop it (openclaw gateway stop) or use a different port.
09:33:24 error Gateway service appears loaded. Stop it first.
09:33:24 error Tip: openclaw gateway stop
09:33:24 error Or: launchctl bootout gui/$UID/ai.openclaw.gateway
09:33:34 error Gateway failed to start: gateway already running (pid 53519); lock timeout after 5000ms
If the gateway is supervised, stop it with: openclaw gateway stop
: ~ ➜ openclaw logs --follow OpenClaw 2026.2.15 (3fe22ea) — I speak fluent bash, mild sarcasm, and aggressive tab-completion energy.Log file: /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-02-19.log
09:33:03 error - pid 53519 clawdshome: openclaw-gateway (127.0.0.1:18789)
09:33:03 error - Gateway already running locally. Stop it (openclaw gateway stop) or use a different port.
09:33:03 error Gateway service appears loaded. Stop it first.
09:33:03 error Tip: openclaw gateway stop
09:33:03 error Or: launchctl bootout gui/$UID/ai.openclaw.gateway
09:33:13 error Gateway failed to start: gateway already running (pid 53519); lock timeout after 5000ms
If the gateway is supervised, stop it with: openclaw gateway stop
09:33:13 error Port 18789 is already in use.
09:33:13 error - pid 53519 clawdshome: openclaw-gateway (127.0.0.1:18789)
09:33:13 error - Gateway already running locally. Stop it (openclaw gateway stop) or use a different port.
09:33:13 error Gateway service appears loaded. Stop it first.
09:33:13 error Tip: openclaw gateway stop
09:33:13 error Or: launchctl bootout gui/$UID/ai.openclaw.gateway
09:33:24 error Gateway failed to start: gateway already running (pid 53519); lock timeout after 5000ms
If the gateway is supervised, stop it with: openclaw gateway stop
09:33:24 error Port 18789 is already in use.
09:33:24 error - pid 53519 clawdshome: openclaw-gateway (127.0.0.1:18789)
09:33:24 error - Gateway already running locally. Stop it (openclaw gateway stop) or use a different port.
09:33:24 error Gateway service appears loaded. Stop it first.
09:33:24 error Tip: openclaw gateway stop
09:33:24 error Or: launchctl bootout gui/$UID/ai.openclaw.gateway
09:33:34 error Gateway failed to start: gateway already running (pid 53519); lock timeout after 5000ms
If the gateway is supervised, stop it with: openclaw gateway stop
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