diff --git a/.changeset/hot-pugs-worry.md b/.changeset/hot-pugs-worry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e776a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hot-pugs-worry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'sv-router': patch
+---
+
+correctly handle cancellation of navigations
diff --git a/src/create-router.svelte.js b/src/create-router.svelte.js
index e1c4f91..f3e2c52 100644
--- a/src/create-router.svelte.js
+++ b/src/create-router.svelte.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export async function onNavigate(path, options = {}) {
 	}
 	if (
 		navigationIndex !== currentNavigationIndex ||
-		(fromBeforeLoadHook && pendingNavigationIndex + 1 !== currentNavigationIndex)
+		(fromBeforeLoadHook && pendingNavigationIndex !== currentNavigationIndex)
 	) {
 		return;
 	}