diff --git a/src/webserver/Dynamic.jl b/src/webserver/Dynamic.jl
index 373901dd6d..e3fcfbe493 100644
--- a/src/webserver/Dynamic.jl
+++ b/src/webserver/Dynamic.jl
@@ -164,35 +164,32 @@ responses[:set_bond] = (session::ServerSession, body, notebook::Notebook; initia
         any_dependents = is_referenced_anywhere(notebook, notebook.topology, bound_sym)
         
         # Assume `body["is_first_value"] == false` if you want to skip an edge case in this code
-        triggered_other_cells = if body["is_first_value"]
+        cancel_run_early = if body["is_first_value"]
             # fix for /~https://github.com/fonsp/Pluto.jl/issues/275
             # if `Base.get` was defined to give an initial value (read more about this in the Interactivity sample notebook), then we want to skip the first value sent back from the bond. (if `Base.get` was not defined, then the variable has value `missing`)
             
             # check if the variable does not already have that value.
+            # because if the initial value is already set, then we don't want to run dependent cells again.
             eq_tester = :(try !ismissing($bound_sym) && ($bound_sym == $new_val) catch; false end) # not just a === comparison because JS might send back the same value but with a different type (Float64 becomes Int64 in JS when it's an integer.)
-            fetched_result = WorkspaceManager.eval_fetch_in_workspace((session, notebook), eq_tester)
-            if fetched_result === true
-                # the initial value is already set, and we don't want to run cells again.
-                false
-            else
-                any_dependents
-            end
+            WorkspaceManager.eval_fetch_in_workspace((session, notebook), eq_tester)
         else
-            any_dependents
+            false
         end
     
-        reponse = Dict(body..., "triggered_other_cells" => triggered_other_cells)
-    
+        reponse = Dict(body..., "triggered_other_cells" => any_dependents && (!cancel_run_early))
+        
         putnotebookupdates!(session, notebook, UpdateMessage(:bond_update, reponse, notebook, nothing, initiator))
         
-        function custom_deletion_hook((session, notebook)::Tuple{ServerSession,Notebook}, to_delete_vars::Set{Symbol}, funcs_to_delete::Set{Tuple{UUID,FunctionName}}, to_reimport::Set{Expr}; to_run::Array{Cell,1})
-            push!(to_delete_vars, bound_sym) # also delete the bound symbol
-            WorkspaceManager.delete_vars((session, notebook), to_delete_vars, funcs_to_delete, to_reimport)
-            WorkspaceManager.eval_in_workspace((session, notebook), :($bound_sym = $new_val))
-        end
-        to_reeval = where_referenced(notebook, notebook.topology, Set{Symbol}([bound_sym]))
+        if !cancel_run_early
+            function custom_deletion_hook((session, notebook)::Tuple{ServerSession,Notebook}, to_delete_vars::Set{Symbol}, funcs_to_delete::Set{Tuple{UUID,FunctionName}}, to_reimport::Set{Expr}; to_run::Array{Cell,1})
+                push!(to_delete_vars, bound_sym) # also delete the bound symbol
+                WorkspaceManager.delete_vars((session, notebook), to_delete_vars, funcs_to_delete, to_reimport)
+                WorkspaceManager.eval_in_workspace((session, notebook), :($bound_sym = $new_val))
+            end
+            to_reeval = where_referenced(notebook, notebook.topology, Set{Symbol}([bound_sym]))
 
-        update_save_run!(session, notebook, to_reeval; deletion_hook=custom_deletion_hook, run_async=true, save=false)
+            update_save_run!(session, notebook, to_reeval; deletion_hook=custom_deletion_hook, run_async=true, save=false)
+        end
     else
         # a bond was set while the cell is in limbo state
         # we don't need to do anything