diff --git a/src/core/engines/noweb/session.noweb.core.ts b/src/core/engines/noweb/session.noweb.core.ts
index b79ef368..cbf6dad2 100644
--- a/src/core/engines/noweb/session.noweb.core.ts
+++ b/src/core/engines/noweb/session.noweb.core.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ import { sleep, waitUntil } from '@waha/utils/promiseTimeout';
 import { exclude } from '@waha/utils/reactive/ops/exclude';
 import { SingleDelayedJobRunner } from '@waha/utils/SingleDelayedJobRunner';
 import { SinglePeriodicJobRunner } from '@waha/utils/SinglePeriodicJobRunner';
+import { StatusTracker } from '@waha/utils/StatusTracker';
 import * as Buffer from 'buffer';
 import { Agent } from 'https';
 import * as lodash from 'lodash';
@@ -216,6 +217,8 @@ export class WhatsappSessionNoWebCore extends WhatsappSession {
   store: INowebStore;
   private qr: QR;
 
+  private statusTracker = new StatusTracker();
+
   public constructor(config) {
     super(config);
     this.shouldRestart = true;
@@ -254,6 +257,15 @@ export class WhatsappSessionNoWebCore extends WhatsappSession {
     this.authNOWEBStore = null;
   }
 
+  protected set status(value: WAHASessionStatus) {
+    this.statusTracker.track(value);
+    super.status = value;
+  }
+
+  public get status() {
+    return super.status;
+  }
+
   async start() {
     this.status = WAHASessionStatus.STARTING;
     await this.buildClient().catch((err) => {
@@ -419,6 +431,7 @@ export class WhatsappSessionNoWebCore extends WhatsappSession {
       );
       return;
     }
+
     this.startDelayedJob.schedule(async () => {
       if (!this.shouldRestart) {
         this.logger.warn(
@@ -443,12 +456,20 @@ export class WhatsappSessionNoWebCore extends WhatsappSession {
         this.resubscribeToKnownPresences();
         return;
       } else if (connection === 'close') {
+        if (this.statusTracker.isStuckInStarting()) {
+          this.logger.error(
+            'Session stuck in STARTING status, force stopping the session.',
+          );
+          await this.failed();
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // reconnect if not logged out
         const shouldReconnect =
           // @ts-ignore: Property output does not exist on type 'Error'
           lastDisconnect.error?.output?.statusCode !==
           DisconnectReason.loggedOut;
         this.qr.save('');
-        // reconnect if not logged out
         if (shouldReconnect) {
           if (lastDisconnect.error) {
             this.logger.info(
diff --git a/src/utils/StatusTracker.ts b/src/utils/StatusTracker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..039a877e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/StatusTracker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { WAHASessionStatus } from '../structures/enums.dto';
+
+const STUCK_IN_STARTING_THRESHOLD = 20;
+
+/**
+ * Keeps track of session statuses (with timestamps) for the last `trackPeriodMs` milliseconds.
+ */
+export class StatusTracker {
+  private numberOfStarting: number = 0;
+
+  public track(status: WAHASessionStatus): void {
+    if (status == WAHASessionStatus.STARTING) {
+      this.numberOfStarting += 1;
+    } else {
+      this.numberOfStarting = 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if the session has been continuously 'STARTING'
+   */
+  public isStuckInStarting(): boolean {
+    return this.numberOfStarting >= STUCK_IN_STARTING_THRESHOLD;
+  }
+}