Midjourney FAQ: Handling Login Issues, Stuck Image Generation, and Moderation Prompts

What drives people craziest when using Midjourney is usually not the prompts, but “why did it suddenly stop working?” This Midjourney FAQ breaks down the most common issues: login and account linking, unresponsive commands, failed generation / stuck queues, and moderation prompts and image download problems.

1. How to troubleshoot when you can’t log into Midjourney or the account doesn’t match

If you can’t access the Midjourney web app, first confirm you’re logging in with the same authorized account (commonly Discord or Google). Don’t switch back and forth between multiple identities in your browser. If it keeps bouncing you back to the login page, clear the site’s cookies/cache first, then log in again in an incognito window—many “infinite loops” are caused by old sessions.

If you can use it in Discord but the web app shows blank or says you have no permission, the authorization sync likely failed. Log out of Midjourney and reconnect Discord authorization, and check whether you accidentally logged into a different Discord account—Midjourney is very strict about account mapping.

2. What to do if Midjourney commands don’t work and the bot doesn’t reply

If typing /imagine in Discord gets no response, first check whether you’re in a channel where the bot is allowed (some servers restrict permissions). Then check whether you sent the command to DMs or the wrong channel: in most cases, it’s more stable in the newbie channels or in your own server.

Another common reason is that the bot wasn’t invited to the server correctly. Re-invite the bot through Midjourney’s official entry point, and make sure you grant basic permissions such as “Send Messages,” “Read Message History,” and “Attach Links/Images.” Missing permissions can show up as “you can type, but no image is generated.”

3. How to handle failed image generation, a stuck queue, or endless loading

When generation gets stuck, first open the web app or the Discord task list to confirm the task status. If it’s been queued for a long time, resubmitting in a different channel is often faster than repeatedly hitting retry. If you run into “generation failed / task interrupted,” first remove overly long prompts and temporarily remove multiple reference images, then rerun with a simpler setup.

If you notice all tasks are slow during the same time window, it’s usually service congestion rather than an account issue. In that case, reduce parallel jobs, avoid peak hours, or start with low-resolution concept drafts (then upscale) to save time; when the queue is crowded, Midjourney may push frequently retried tasks further back.

4. Midjourney moderation prompts, images not opening, or download failures

If you see a Midjourney moderation-related notice, the most effective approach is to change sensitive words from “explicit descriptions” to “style and visual elements,” and avoid high-risk content involving real people, celebrities, obvious violence, or adult content. Don’t try to bypass moderation with variant spellings—this kind of wording is more likely to be blocked outright.

If an image link won’t open or downloads fail, first try a different browser or disable extensions that block external links (especially privacy/ad blockers). If you can see the image in Discord but the web gallery is blank, it’s usually an authorization or cache issue: log back into Midjourney and refresh the gallery, then try downloading again for a more reliable result.