diff --git a/tools/server/server.cpp b/tools/server/server.cpp
index 1cd3c20966..2c3fbfd926 100644
--- a/tools/server/server.cpp
+++ b/tools/server/server.cpp
@@ -2725,6 +2725,9 @@ struct server_context {
                 slot.prompt.tokens.clear();
 
                 res = true;
+
+                // purge slots one by one
+                break;
             }
         }