# Finding competitors keeps running while you work elsewhere

> Starting a competitor search and then moving to another screen no longer hides that it is running — or lets you start the same search twice.

Version: v1.589
Date: 2026-09-17
Source: https://doc.checkgrow.com/changelog/v1-589-finding-competitors-keeps-running-while-you-work-elsewhere

## What this solves

- A competitor search takes about half a minute. Only the Competitors screen knew it was running, so leaving that screen and coming back showed the button ready to click again, with nothing to say a search was already under way.
- Clicking it again started a second search of the same market at the same time. Both wrote into the same list, and neither one told you about the other.
- The same thing happened when a search you started landed on top of the one that runs automatically after you set up your company.

## What changed

- A company runs one competitor search at a time. Anything that asks for a second one while the first is still going is told a search is already running instead of starting another.
- The Competitors screen now knows a search is in progress wherever it was started from — another screen, another browser tab, or your first setup — and keeps the button showing "Finding competitors…" until the results arrive.
- The search appears in the progress indicator at the top of the app, so you can see it running from anywhere and carry on with something else.
- Results appear on the Competitors screen as soon as the search finishes, with no refresh, even if you were elsewhere while it ran.
- A search that stops unexpectedly releases its place within a few minutes, so you are never locked out of trying again.

## Where to find it

Competitors → "Find competitors" on an empty list, or "Add competitors" → "Search competitors" once you have some.

## Useful for

Anyone building their competitor list, and anyone who starts a search and then gets on with other work.