diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 75b4270..c796516 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 <script src="/static/vendor/wavesurfer-regions.min.js"></script>
 
 <!-- loader.js: fetches sections → loads JS modules → removes skeleton -->
-<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.8.0-2"></script>
+<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.8.0-3"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/static/js/audiobook.js b/static/js/audiobook.js
index 76eb04d..96453c8 100644
--- a/static/js/audiobook.js
+++ b/static/js/audiobook.js
@@ -164,7 +164,15 @@ function audiobookCastView(total) {
     if (ic) ic.className = 'mdi ' + (min ? 'mdi-window-maximize' : 'mdi-window-minimize');
   };
   ov.querySelector('#ab-cv-min').addEventListener('click', () => setMin(!ov.classList.contains('minimized')));
-  ov.querySelector('#ab-cv-x').addEventListener('click', () => { if (_audiobook.running) _audiobook.cancel = true; else ov.remove(); });
+  ov.querySelector('#ab-cv-x').addEventListener('click', () => { 
+    if (_audiobook.running) { 
+      _audiobook.cancel = true; 
+      if (typeof _audiobook.abort === 'function') _audiobook.abort();
+      ov.remove(); 
+    } else {
+      ov.remove(); 
+    }
+  });
   ov.querySelector('#ab-cv-head').addEventListener('click', e => { if (ov.classList.contains('minimized') && !e.target.closest('button')) setMin(false); });
   const fill = ov.querySelector('#ab-cv-fill'), count = ov.querySelector('#ab-cv-count');
   const feed = ov.querySelector('#ab-cv-feed'), chars = ov.querySelector('#ab-cv-chars');
@@ -230,6 +238,9 @@ async function audiobookCast() {
     : [text];
 
   _audiobook.running = true; _audiobook.cancel = false;
+  const ac = new AbortController();
+  _audiobook.abort = () => ac.abort();
+  
   const view = audiobookCastView(chunks.length);
   const llm_url = audiobookLlmUrl(), model = audiobookLlmModel(), language = audiobookLang();
 
@@ -254,11 +265,15 @@ async function audiobookCast() {
       try {
         const r = await fetch('/api/attribute-dialogue', {
           method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          signal: ac.signal,
           body: JSON.stringify({ text: chunks[i], known_characters: roster.slice(-40), recent, language, llm_url, model }),
         });
         if (!r.ok) { const e = await r.json().catch(() => ({})); throw new Error(e.detail || r.statusText); }
         data = await r.json();
-      } catch (_) { data = null; }
+      } catch (err) { 
+        if (err.name === 'AbortError') break;
+        data = null; 
+      }
 
       let segs = data && Array.isArray(data.segments) ? data.segments : [];
       if (!segs.length) {