Tests never saved and error: Test invalid - inconsistent test duration

[gonsen71]

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Current Behavior

I always do the 1k english 100 words test. Recently when I finish a pop up appears saying 'Test invalid - inconsistent test duration and my test is not saved'. According to the site this started happening on 5 May or after, because none of the tests I've done since then have been saved.

Expected Behavior

I expect my tests to be saved.

Steps To Reproduce

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Environment

• OS: Linux
• Browser: Firefox ESR
• Browser Version: 115.10.0esr (64-bit)

Anything else?

Looking on github could be due to 80e0af7 or e9a83d5, but maybe is something else.

I have also tested it on Chromium incognito and I have the same issue.

I also tested time and quote, it happens the same also.

Thanks.

[Miodec]

Are you saying the tests literally never save? Have you tried no extensions or different browsers?

[gonsen71]

Yes, as I said already I also tried on Chromium apart from Firefox.

Maybe you missed this part:

Anything else?

Looking on github could be due to 80e0af7 or e9a83d5, but maybe is something else.

I have also tested it on Chromium incognito and I have the same issue.

Anyways, on incognito I only had one extension enabled on both Firefox and Chromium. I tried today without any extensions on both browsers on incognito, and didn't work at first. Then I tried smaller tests like 10 words and 15 seconds, and started working on both browsers, but it was a hit and miss (I mean with this that sometimes it worked sometimes it didn't). Then I enabled the extensions and then I tried on Firefox NOT Incognito with extensions, and it also worked hit and miss. So in the end, what it matters is the kind of test, I suspect the longer the test the higher the probability to not work and to not be saved.

Thank you!

[Miodec]

Are you modifying anything relating to time / date in your system? This error only shows up when the duration of the test calcultaed based on date is different to the duration caculated based on performance metrics. I really dont know why it would fail for every test for you (and youre the only person complaining about this)

[PHPirates]

I just saw the error "Test invalid - inconsistent test duration" as well, but it was only once so far and I cannot reproduce. Using Windows.

[gonsen71]

Are you modifying anything relating to time / date in your system?

No I don't, but javascript is not very reliable for that. For example, if you compress or extract a big file, or you compile some software (all cores involved) while doing a test I think is very probable you'll hit this error.

I wasn't compiling anything though. I will try later the test with only the browser open, only one tab and nothing else.

I just saw the error "Test invalid - inconsistent test duration" as well, but it was only once so far and I cannot reproduce. Using Windows.

Could you try a longer test? like 50 or 100 words? I think it might be easier to hit this error.

[Ottaviocr]

I have just had the exact issue. I landed to this page after googling the error. I didn't capture the screenshot. I can post more details if needed. This is the first time it happens to me, but I only use MT every now and again.

[MightyGamesDan]

This happens to me most times after I skip (click the restart button) on a test shortly after starting it. E.g. when I mess up early in a test and want to start fresh. I also noticed this happen when I had autofail at 95% on, because it would stop the test if I messed up on the first few characters.
Browser: Chrome on Mac, with AdBlock

[MAdrianMattocks]

I'm getting this now too.
It did not happen yesterday and the first test I did today was saved but the next 2 were not saved.
Browser: Edge on Windows. Adblock is off.

[zal-ua]

I have the same issue. I am doing 10 min custom test once per day, and it's the third time that Monkeytype doesn't save the result because of this error. I have no clue what I should do to resolve this issue.

[Miodec]

Added a log when this error occurs. Can you guys check the console and let me know what numbers you get?

[tokudayo]

@Miodec I have been getting more of these recently, here is the log of what happened just now. It first happened to me like a month ago when I had a flawless run and got my PR :( The result was discarded.

Browser: Chrome on MacOS

[MAdrianMattocks]

@Miodec Got it again. Attached is the full console. Line 4415 is where your log line is.
monkeytype.com-1721218829347.log
Edge on Windows 10

[kizzull]

I get this error constantly, it is super annoying. Seems to throw this error whenever I get a decent score, as if to troll me.

[Miodec]

I made the check less strict. Bit of a dirty fix but im not sure what to do right now.

[4itor]

When it happens, it happens a lot; 5 times in a row today.
Finally googled the error and arrived here.
Will try to get console output next, this is super annoying when it appears.

[everman32]

This happens with me on Windows 7, Chrome with uBlock Origin.