diff --git a/apps/machine/src/views/CashInView.vue b/apps/machine/src/views/CashInView.vue
index 146c815..2ab193f 100644
--- a/apps/machine/src/views/CashInView.vue
+++ b/apps/machine/src/views/CashInView.vue
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ const isElectron = typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.electronAPI !== undef
 const showCancelButton = computed(() => {
   const state = atmStore.nestedState
   const hasBills = (atmStore.context?.billsInserted.length ?? 0) > 0
-  // Always show in insertingBills (before bills) and error (without bills)
-  if (state === 'insertingBills' || state === 'fetchingRate') return true
+  // Show in fetchingRate (no bills yet) and insertingBills only before bills are in
+  if (state === 'fetchingRate') return true
+  if (state === 'insertingBills' && !hasBills) return true
   if (state === 'error' && !hasBills) return true
   // Hide when bills are in the cash box
   return false
diff --git a/packages/state-machine/src/machine.ts b/packages/state-machine/src/machine.ts
index c2cc434..02edb04 100644
--- a/packages/state-machine/src/machine.ts
+++ b/packages/state-machine/src/machine.ts
@@ -426,8 +426,26 @@ export function createATMMachine(
                 guard: 'hasInsertedBills',
                 target: 'generatingNdebit',
               },
-              CANCEL: '#atm.idle',
-              TIMEOUT: '#atm.idle',
+              CANCEL: [
+                {
+                  // No bills inserted yet: safe to cancel
+                  guard: ({ context }) => context.billsInserted.length === 0,
+                  target: '#atm.idle',
+                },
+                {
+                  // Bills already stacked: warn user before abandoning
+                  target: 'confirmAbandon',
+                },
+              ],
+              TIMEOUT: [
+                {
+                  guard: ({ context }) => context.billsInserted.length === 0,
+                  target: '#atm.idle',
+                },
+                {
+                  target: 'confirmAbandon',
+                },
+              ],
             },
           },
           generatingNdebit: {