# Canceling pending add or delete node operations in ElastiCache
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If you elected to not apply an ElastiCache cluster change immediately, the operation has **pending** status until it is performed at your next maintenance window. You can cancel any pending add or delete operation.

To cancel a pending add or delete node operation with the AWS CLI, use the `modify-cache-cluster` command. Set `num-cache-nodes` equal to the current number of cache nodes in the cluster, and then add the `--apply-immediately` flag. This will override the pending change.

To cancel a pending node addition or deletion:

```
aws elasticache modify-cache-cluster 
	--cache-cluster-id <your-cluster-id> 
	--num-cache-nodes <current-number-of-nodes> 
	--apply-immediately
```

If it isn't clear whether any node additions or deletions are pending, you can confirm their status with the `describe-cache-clusters` command:

```
aws elasticache describe-cache-clusters 
	--cache-cluster-id <your-cluster-id>
```

Any pending nodes should appear in the `PendingModifiedValues`output. For example:

```
"PendingModifiedValues": {
	"NumCacheNodes": 3
	},
```