[WEBJS] - Multiple sessions keep bouncing between STARTING and FAILED after container restart (v2026.9.2, WEBJS) #2315

Describe the bug

When I restart the container, several sessions never finish starting. Their status keeps alternating between STARTING and FAILED, bouncing back and forth. This happens consistently after a container restart.

Version

Get the WAHA version by calling GET /api/version

{
  "version": "2026.9.2",
  "engine": "WEBJS",
  "tier": "UNKNOWN"
}

Replace UNKNOWN with the actual tier returned by GET /api/version if needed.

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the latest version before
creating an issue!

Steps

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Restart the WAHA container.
2. Wait for the sessions to initialize.
3. Observe several sessions.
4. The sessions keep switching between STARTING and FAILED.

Expected behavior

After restarting the container, all sessions should start normally and reach a stable state, such as WORKING or SCAN_QR_CODE if QR scanning is required. They should not repeatedly flip between STARTING and FAILED.

Requests - Responses

N/A / I can provide request and response details if needed.

Docker Logs

I will attach the related Docker logs below.
https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/how-to/deploy/#viewing-the-logs

Screenshots

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Additional context

• Version: 2026.9.2
• Engine: WEBJS
• The issue occurs when restarting the container.
• Multiple sessions are affected.
• The status keeps bouncing back and forth between STARTING and FAILED.