# Don't clobber existing GitHub build status when cancelling a build for the same commit

**URL:** <https://forum.buildkite.community/t/dont-clobber-existing-github-build-status-when-cancelling-a-build-for-the-same-commit/131>\
**Category:** Features Requests\
**Created:** [December 3, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/dont-clobber-existing-github-build-status-when-cancelling-a-build-for-the-same-commit/131 "2018-12-03T23:57:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/dont-clobber-existing-github-build-status-when-cancelling-a-build-for-the-same-commit/131/1 "2018-12-03T23:57:38Z")

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It’s very easy to rebuild an entire build when you meant to just rebuild a step. This means you have to wait for the full build again to get the green status. Alternatively, you might manually run a build and then decide against it.

Ideally if you cancel a build it shouldn’t clobber an existing GitHub status for the same commit.