You’ll have to forgive some Metro riders for their jumpiness when they read that the escalators at Foggy Bottom were having some trouble this afternoon — after all, even though the transit agency just unveiled a brand new moving stairway a little more than a week ago, the station’s escalators have been the scene of a few incredibly disruptive incidents over the past year or so. But not to fret, Metro riders — spokesperson Dan Stessel tells DCist that today’s disruption was simply a safety precaution.

“The new one automatically turned off when someone either kicked the comb plate at the bottom, or possibly struck it hard with heavy luggage,” Stessel told DCist via email. “It did what it is supposed to do — turn off. ”

The good news? The escalator “has been reset and is already back in service,” says Stessel — and just in time for the peak of rush hour, no less.