# Unable to spectate a player after calling Respawn() on them

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-spectate-a-player-after-calling-respawn-on-them/1217521>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fortnite\
**Created:** [July 2, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-spectate-a-player-after-calling-respawn-on-them/1217521 "2023-07-02T21:02:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-spectate-a-player-after-calling-respawn-on-them/1217521/19 "2024-04-03T15:02:12Z")

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It occurs untill the next organic death (not through the Respawn() method)

Killing and waiting before calling Respawn() doesn’t change anything, the function just doesn’t trigger an organic respawn somehow

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