Updated October 26, 2026
Welcome to Paradise in Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 can become frustrating when the final Talk to Aera objective refuses to complete. Some players also encounter problems with Aera not answering the phone earlier in the quest or V becoming unable to move after the final conversation.
If you're stuck, the first step is to identify exactly where the quest stopped progressing. Reloading an earlier save and replaying Aera's conversation may help, but the solution depends on whether you're dealing with a dialogue issue, a phone-call problem, or a movement lock.
This guide explains the exact dialogue choices that lead to successful quest completion, what happens when you give Aera the datashard, and which troubleshooting steps are worth trying.
📋 Table of Contents
- Quick Answer: Fix Talk to Aera Stuck
- Why Welcome to Paradise Gets Stuck
- How to Fix Talk to Aera Stuck
- Exact Aera Dialogue Choices
- Should You Give Aera the Shard?
- Aera Not Answering the Phone
- V Can't Move After Talking to Aera
- What to Do If Nothing Works
- How to Confirm Quest Completion
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Final Thoughts
Quick Answer: How to Fix Welcome to Paradise Stuck on Talk to Aera
If Talk to Aera remains active after the final conversation, reload a save from before meeting Aera and try replaying the dialogue.
The following choices provide one successful route through the final conversation:
- Haze was killed.
- She knew the risks.
- Bad idea. Too risky.
- Fine. Shard's yours.
- You can't bring her back.
Allow Aera to finish speaking. When the quest completes normally, you should see JOB COMPLETE — WELCOME TO PARADISE, followed by the return of the regular gameplay interface.
Important: This is a successful quest-completion route, not a guaranteed fix for every soft-lock. Other dialogue combinations may also work.
If you're stuck on Call Aera instead, jump to the phone-call troubleshooting section.
Why Is Welcome to Paradise Stuck?
There are three different problems that can interrupt progression in Welcome to Paradise. Identifying the correct one will help you avoid repeating parts of the quest unnecessarily.
Talk to Aera won't complete
Near the end of the quest, V meets Aera to explain what happened to Haze.
The conversation may finish without the Talk to Aera objective updating. Aera can remain nearby without another obvious way to continue.
Aera doesn't answer the phone
Earlier in the quest, after the Medical Center tour, V must contact Aera.
Some players report that the call keeps ringing without connecting, leaving the Call Aera objective unfinished.
V becomes unable to move
A separate issue can occur during or after the final conversation. Dialogue may end, but normal movement controls do not return as expected.
These problems do not necessarily have the same cause, so use the troubleshooting section that matches your current objective.
How to Fix Talk to Aera Stuck in Welcome to Paradise
If the final conversation ends without completing the quest, start by loading an earlier save.
Step 1: Reload before the final meeting
Open the pause menu and load a save created before you begin talking to Aera.
If several autosaves are available, choose one that places V before the final conversation rather than immediately afterward.
Keep your earlier save intact while testing different solutions. Avoid overwriting your only recovery point.
Step 2: Replay Aera's conversation
Approach Aera and begin discussing Haze.
Follow the dialogue route below, making sure to continue past the datashard decision and through Aera's remaining lines.
The shard handover is not the end of the conversation, so don't leave or assume the quest is finished immediately after the transfer.
Step 3: Wait for the completion notification
Once Aera finishes speaking, the normal gameplay HUD should return.
Look for:
JOB COMPLETE — WELCOME TO PARADISE
If the notification appears, check your Journal to confirm that the quest is no longer active.
If Talk to Aera remains unfinished, continue to the additional troubleshooting steps later in this guide.
Exact Aera Dialogue Choices That Complete Welcome to Paradise
The final conversation includes several responses about Haze, Night Corp, and the datashard.
Here is a complete dialogue route that leads to normal quest completion.
1. Tell Aera that Haze was killed
When Aera asks whether Haze is okay and where she is, select:
“Haze was killed.”
V explains that Haze became involved in a dangerous situation connected to Night Corp and an investor named Chiang.
Aera reacts to the news and questions why Haze continued putting herself in danger.
2. Choose “She knew the risks”
As Aera struggles with what happened, the following responses appear:
- I found her body.
- Haze was brave.
- She knew the risks.
Select “She knew the risks.”
V acknowledges that Haze understood the dangers of her investigation.
Caption: Choose “She knew the risks” when discussing Haze with Aera.
3. Warn Aera about the shard
Aera eventually asks V to give her the shard containing sensitive information.
When the response options appear, select:
“Bad idea. Too risky.”
V warns Aera that keeping the information could put her in danger.
This choice does not immediately determine whether you hand over the shard. Aera continues the conversation and insists that V give her the information she requested.
4. Hand over the datashard
The next decision offers two responses:
- Hand over datashard — “Fine. Shard's yours.”
- “No. It's a death sentence.”
For this route, select:
“Fine. Shard's yours.”
V agrees to hand over the information, and a TRANSFERRING DATA indicator appears during the exchange.
Caption: Select “Fine. Shard's yours” to hand over the datashard and continue the conversation.
After the transfer, remain in the conversation. Aera still has more to say.
5. Choose “You can't bring her back”
Aera becomes increasingly angry about Haze's death and the people responsible.
When the next response options appear, choose:
“You can't bring her back.”
V encourages Aera to move forward rather than letting revenge consume her.
Aera continues speaking about Haze, Night Corp, and the consequences of corporate greed.
Let the conversation finish naturally.
If progression works normally, the quest should complete after Aera's final dialogue.
Should You Give Aera the Shard or Refuse?
One of the most important decisions in Welcome to Paradise involves the datashard.
The conversation presents two separate moments that can be easy to confuse.
First, V can warn Aera by selecting “Bad idea. Too risky.”
Later, Aera demands the information, and V must respond to the actual handover request.
Give Aera the shard
Choose:
“Fine. Shard's yours.”
V transfers the datashard to Aera, allowing her to keep the sensitive information she hired V to retrieve.
This choice is part of the successful completion route described above.
Refuse to give Aera the shard
Choose:
“No. It's a death sentence.”
This response allows V to reject Aera's request because of the danger associated with the information.
Does refusing the shard cause the Aera bug?
There is no confirmed evidence that refusing the shard automatically causes the Talk to Aera objective to become stuck.
Giving Aera the shard is worth testing if you're replaying a bugged conversation because it is part of a known successful route. However, it has not been established as a mandatory choice for completing the quest.
If you want to explore the alternative response, keep a save from before the decision.
How to Fix Aera Not Answering the Phone After the Medical Center Tour
Another reported issue occurs earlier in Welcome to Paradise, when the objective requires V to contact Aera after the Medical Center section.
Normally, the call should connect and allow the investigation to continue.
If the phone keeps ringing or the conversation does not begin, try these steps.
1. Reload a save from before the call
Load a quicksave or autosave created shortly before the Call Aera objective appeared.
Allow the preceding quest sequence to finish before attempting the call again.
Reloading is a reasonable first troubleshooting step, but it is not a guaranteed fix for this issue.
2. Check your active objective
Open the Journal and make sure Welcome to Paradise is selected.
Confirm that the objective still requires you to call Aera.
If the quest has already advanced to another objective, follow the updated instruction instead of repeatedly calling her.
3. Restart the game
If the phone interface appears unresponsive, close the game and relaunch it.
Reload your earlier save and attempt the call again.
This can help rule out a temporary game-session problem, although it may not repair an incorrectly saved quest state.
4. Try an earlier investigation save
If Aera still doesn't answer, consider returning to a save from before the Medical Center section concludes.
Replay the objective and attempt the call when prompted.
Waiting, sleeping, and fast traveling are sometimes suggested for stalled quests, but they should not be treated as reliable solutions to this specific phone-call problem.
If you're encountering other Update 2.5 quest-trigger issues, our Cyberpunk 2077 Clampdown Not Starting — Wakako Text Missing Fixes guide covers a separate progression problem that may also be useful to troubleshoot.
V Can't Move After Talking to Aera — What to Try
Some players report losing normal movement control during or after the final meeting with Aera.
This is different from the Talk to Aera objective remaining active. The conversation may have ended, but V can still be unable to walk away normally.
Reload before the conversation
Start with a save created before meeting Aera.
Replay the conversation and allow all dialogue and character animations to finish.
Wait until the regular gameplay HUD returns before attempting to leave.
Try the reported table-item workaround
A community-reported workaround involves collecting available food items from the nearby table before beginning the conversation.
This has not been confirmed as a reliable fix, so treat it as an optional experiment rather than a guaranteed solution.
If the items are available in your version of the scene, try collecting them before starting the meeting.
Check whether the quest completed
If the regular HUD returns, open your Journal.
If Welcome to Paradise is marked complete but movement remains restricted, the remaining problem may involve character controls or an animation state rather than the quest objective itself.
Keep an earlier save available until normal movement is restored.
What to Do If Welcome to Paradise Still Won't Complete
If replaying the conversation doesn't help, work through the following checks.
Load an older save
A save from before the final meeting is generally a better starting point than one created after the conversation became stuck.
If necessary, return to an earlier investigation objective and replay the approach to Aera.
Check the Journal
Make sure Welcome to Paradise is genuinely unfinished.
If the quest is already listed as complete, the problem may be an outdated objective display or a separate gameplay issue.
Verify game files on PC
If you're also experiencing crashes, missing interactions, or unusual behavior in other quests, verify your installed game files through your launcher.
This can help repair missing or damaged files, but it does not guarantee a fix for an existing quest-state problem.
Preserve your working saves
Avoid repeatedly overwriting your earlier saves while troubleshooting.
Keeping a save from before the affected objective gives you another opportunity to replay the sequence if the problem returns.
Contact CD Projekt Red Support
If the quest remains blocked, visit the official Cyberpunk 2077 support website.
Include your platform, game version, current quest objective, and a description of what happens when the conversation ends.
On PC, support may also request a save file.
For another progression issue in Update 2.5, see our Cyberpunk 2077 Clampdown Stuck Waiting for Meshuga — Armory Bug Fix guide.
How to Know Welcome to Paradise Is Complete
The clearest sign that the final Aera conversation has finished successfully is the on-screen notification:
JOB COMPLETE — WELCOME TO PARADISE
After the conversation, the normal gameplay interface should return and the active objective should no longer be Talk to Aera.
Aera may remain standing near the meeting location afterward. That alone does not mean the quest is still active.
Caption: The Job Complete notification confirms that the final Aera conversation has successfully finished the quest.
You can also open the Journal and confirm that Welcome to Paradise is no longer listed among your active quests.
If the completion notification appears and the Journal confirms the quest is finished, there is no need to restart the conversation simply because Aera is still standing nearby.
For more Update 2.5 gameplay help, our Cyberpunk 2077 Double Trouble Not Working? How to Dual Wield guide explains the new dual-wielding perk, compatible weapons, and common equipment problems.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Talk to Aera still showing after the conversation?
The final objective may fail to update even after Aera finishes speaking. Try reloading a save from before the meeting and replaying the conversation. Check the Journal afterward to see whether Welcome to Paradise is still active.
What dialogue choices complete Welcome to Paradise?
One successful route uses “Haze was killed,” “She knew the risks,” “Bad idea. Too risky,” “Fine. Shard's yours,” and “You can't bring her back.” Other combinations may also work.
Do I have to give Aera the shard to complete the quest?
Giving Aera the shard is part of one successful completion route, but it has not been established as a requirement for avoiding the bug. The alternative response is “No. It's a death sentence.”
Why won't Aera answer my phone call?
If the Call Aera objective remains active after the Medical Center tour, try reloading a save from before the call, checking the current objective, or restarting the game. No universal fix has been confirmed.
Can Welcome to Paradise get stuck after giving Aera the shard?
The shard transfer happens before the final conversation ends. Continue through Aera's remaining dialogue and wait for the quest-completion notification. If the objective remains active after the conversation, try an earlier save.
What should I do if V can't move after talking to Aera?
Reload from before the conversation and let the scene finish normally. If the problem persists, you can experiment with the reported table-item workaround, but its effectiveness is not confirmed.
How do I know Welcome to Paradise is finished?
Look for JOB COMPLETE — WELCOME TO PARADISE on the screen. The regular gameplay HUD should return, and the Journal should no longer show the quest as active.
Final Thoughts
If Welcome to Paradise remains stuck, first identify whether the problem involves the final Talk to Aera conversation, an unanswered phone call, or restricted movement.
Reloading from before the affected objective is a sensible first step. For the final conversation, the dialogue route above provides a clear path to normal completion, although it is not guaranteed to fix every affected save.
The most important confirmation is the JOB COMPLETE — WELCOME TO PARADISE notification. Once it appears and the Journal shows the quest as completed, you can continue exploring Night City.
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