Codex App repeatedly fails with "timeout waiting for child process to exit" after update
Open 💬 1 comment Opened Mar 24, 2026 by springblow99-png
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
0.116.0-alpha.10
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Pro
What platform is your computer?
macOS (Apple Silicon)
What issue are you seeing?
After updating Codex App on macOS, I repeatedly get the error:
timeout waiting for child process to exit
The app works for a while, then starts failing with this error again.
Restarting the app does not reliably fix it.
Starting a new thread also does not help.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Open Codex App on macOS
- Use it normally for a while
- After some time, the app starts failing with:
timeout waiting for child process to exit
What is the expected behavior?
I expected Codex App to continue working normally without timing out.
Additional information
Issue started after updating the app
Restarting the app did not solve it
Starting a new thread did not solve it
This seems to happen repeatedly after the update
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