diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f1ae3685..534c8a9a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - [183](https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom/pull/183): Fixed bug in basic mode where the battery widget was placed incorrectly.
 
+- [186](https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom/pull/186): Fixed a bug caused by hitting `Enter` when a process kill fails, breaking future process kills.
+
 ## [0.4.5] - 2020-07-08
 
 - No changes here, just an uptick for Crates.io using the wrong Cargo.lock.
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index c884013f..1ea648fe 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ impl App {
         self.data_collection.reset();
     }
 
+    fn close_dd(&mut self) {
+        self.delete_dialog_state.is_showing_dd = false;
+        self.delete_dialog_state.is_on_yes = false;
+        self.to_delete_process_list = None;
+        self.dd_err = None;
+    }
+
     pub fn on_esc(&mut self) {
         self.reset_multi_tap_keys();
         if self.is_in_dialog() {
@@ -137,10 +144,7 @@ impl App {
                 self.help_dialog_state.is_showing_help = false;
                 self.help_dialog_state.scroll_state.current_scroll_index = 0;
             } else {
-                self.delete_dialog_state.is_showing_dd = false;
-                self.delete_dialog_state.is_on_yes = false;
-                self.to_delete_process_list = None;
-                self.dd_err = None;
+                self.close_dd();
             }
 
             self.is_force_redraw = true;
@@ -390,7 +394,9 @@ impl App {
     /// One of two functions allowed to run while in a dialog...
     pub fn on_enter(&mut self) {
         if self.delete_dialog_state.is_showing_dd {
-            if self.delete_dialog_state.is_on_yes {
+            if self.dd_err.is_some() {
+                self.close_dd();
+            } else if self.delete_dialog_state.is_on_yes {
                 // If within dd...
                 if self.dd_err.is_none() {
                     // Also ensure that we didn't just fail a dd...