diff --git a/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js b/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js
index 557c77849..53e3df208 100644
--- a/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js
+++ b/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js
@@ -135,13 +135,17 @@ $.api = $.fn.api = function(parameters) {
           }
 
           // call beforesend and get any settings changes
-          requestSettings = module.get.settings();
+          requestSettings         = module.get.settings();
 
-          // check if beforesend cancelled request
+          // check if before send cancelled request
           if(requestSettings === false) {
+            module.cancelled = true;
             module.error(error.beforeSend);
             return;
           }
+          else {
+            module.cancelled = false;
+          }
 
           if(settings.url) {
             // override with url if specified
@@ -212,6 +216,9 @@ $.api = $.fn.api = function(parameters) {
         },
 
         was: {
+          cancelled: function() {
+            return (module.cancelled || false);
+          },
           succesful: function() {
             return (module.request && module.request.state() == 'resolved');
           },
diff --git a/src/definitions/behaviors/state.js b/src/definitions/behaviors/state.js
index b925a47e9..533b8bf1e 100644
--- a/src/definitions/behaviors/state.js
+++ b/src/definitions/behaviors/state.js
@@ -192,13 +192,20 @@ $.fn.state = function(parameters) {
         toggle: {
           state: function() {
             var
-              apiRequest
+              apiRequest,
+              requestCancelled
             ;
             if( module.allows('active') && module.is.enabled() ) {
               module.refresh();
               if($.fn.api !== undefined) {
-                apiRequest = $module.api('get request');
-                if(apiRequest) {
+                apiRequest       = $module.api('get request');
+                requestCancelled = $module.api('was cancelled');
+                if( requestCancelled ) {
+                  module.debug('API Request cancelled by beforesend');
+                  settings.activateTest   = function(){ return false; };
+                  settings.deactivateTest = function(){ return false; };
+                }
+                else if(apiRequest) {
                   module.listenTo(apiRequest);
                   return;
                 }
@@ -230,11 +237,6 @@ $.fn.state = function(parameters) {
               })
             ;
           }
-          // xhr exists but set to false, beforeSend killed the xhr
-          else {
-            settings.activateTest   = function(){ return false; };
-            settings.deactivateTest = function(){ return false; };
-          }
         },
 
         // checks whether active/inactive state can be given
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ $.fn.state = function(parameters) {
               }
             }
             else {
-              module.debug('Text is already sane, ignoring update', text);
+              module.debug('Text is already set, ignoring update', text);
             }
           }
         },
@@ -582,7 +584,7 @@ $.fn.state.settings = {
   name : 'State',
 
   // debug output
-  debug      : false,
+  debug      : true,
 
   // verbose debug output
   verbose    : true,
@@ -621,7 +623,8 @@ $.fn.state.settings = {
 
   // error
   error: {
-    method : 'The method you called is not defined.'
+    beforeSend : 'The before send function has cancelled state change',
+    method     : 'The method you called is not defined.'
   },
 
   // metadata