---
title: "Cancel active tests"
slug: "cancel-active-tests"
abstract: "How to cancel content tests before they stop automatically."
---
# Cancel active tests

Page tests and basic content tests stop automatically after enough data has been gathered for a winner to be picked. However, multivariate and personalization tests will continue running if the user who started the test does not take action to finalize it. Therefore, you might sometimes want to manually cancel active tests. For example, before upgrading your Sitecore solution, you must cancel all active tests.

To stop active tests:

1. In the Experience Optimization application, open the **Active Tests** list.

    ![Click Active Tests to view the list of active tests](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/users/105/sitecore-experience-platform/images/cancel-active-tests-active-tests-list.png)

2. In the list, click a test that you want to cancel then click **Cancel Test**. 

Alternatively, in the Experience Editor, open the page that contains an active test.

1. On the **Optimization** tab, in the **Page Reports** group, click **Test result**:

    ![Click Test Result on the Optimization tab](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/users/105/sitecore-experience-platform/images/cancel-active-tests-active-test-result.png)

2. In the **Test result** dialog box, to use the original experience, click **Cancel Test**. To use another experience, select an experience in the **Top experiences** list and click **Pick as winner**.

    ![You can also cancel the test in the Test Result dialog](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/users/105/sitecore-experience-platform/images/cancel-active-tests-active-test-result-cancel-test.png)

3. Return to the Experience Optimization application and repeat steps 1-4 to cancel as many tests as you want.