--- a/hgext3rd/evolve/evolvecmd.py	Wed May 30 00:34:35 2018 +0530
+++ b/hgext3rd/evolve/evolvecmd.py	Sun May 27 02:32:58 2018 +0530
@@ -1231,6 +1231,14 @@
         if not evolvestate:
             raise error.Abort(_('no interrupted evolve to stop'))
         evolvestate.load()
+        # `hg next --evolve` in play
+        if evolvestate['command'] != 'evolve':
+            pctx = repo['.']
+            hg.updaterepo(repo, pctx.node(), True)
+            ui.status(_('evolve aborted\n'))
+            ui.status(_('working directory is now at %s\n')
+                      % pctx.hex()[:12])
+            return 0
         return abortevolve(ui, repo, evolvestate)
     else:
         cmdutil.bailifchanged(repo)

--- a/tests/test-evolve-abort.t	Wed May 30 00:34:35 2018 +0530
+++ b/tests/test-evolve-abort.t	Sun May 27 02:32:58 2018 +0530
@@ -515,41 +515,5 @@
   [255]
 
   $ hg evolve --abort
-  ** unknown exception encountered, please report by visiting
-  ** https://mercurial-scm.org/wiki/BugTracker
-  ** Python 2.7.12 (default, Dec  4 2017, 14:50:18) [GCC 5.4.0 20160609]
-  ** Mercurial Distributed SCM (version 4.6+314-8e5a61602459+20180530)
-  ** Extensions loaded: evolve
-  Traceback (most recent call last):
-    File "/tmp/hgtests.B9AQfb/install/bin/hg", line 41, in <module>
-      dispatch.run()
-    File "/tmp/hgtests.B9AQfb/install/lib/python/mercurial/dispatch.py", line 90, in run
-      status = dispatch(req)
-    File "/tmp/hgtests.B9AQfb/install/lib/python/mercurial/dispatch.py", line 213, in dispatch
-      ret = _runcatch(req) or 0
-    File "/tmp/hgtests.B9AQfb/install/lib/python/mercurial/dispatch.py", line 354, in _runcatch
-      return _callcatch(ui, _runcatchfunc)
-    File "/tmp/hgtests.B9AQfb/install/lib/python/mercurial/dispatch.py", line 362, in _callcatch
-      return scmutil.callcatch(ui, func)
-    File "/tmp/hgtests.B9AQfb/install/lib/python/mercurial/scmutil.py", line 161, in callcatch
-      return func()
-    File "/tmp/hgtests.B9AQfb/install/lib/python/mercurial/dispatch.py", line 344, in _runcatchfunc
-      return _dispatch(req)
-    File "/tmp/hgtests.B9AQfb/install/lib/python/mercurial/dispatch.py", line 974, in _dispatch
-      cmdpats, cmdoptions)
-    File "/tmp/hgtests.B9AQfb/install/lib/python/mercurial/dispatch.py", line 730, in runcommand
-      ret = _runcommand(ui, options, cmd, d)
-    File "/tmp/hgtests.B9AQfb/install/lib/python/mercurial/dispatch.py", line 982, in _runcommand
-      return cmdfunc()
-    File "/tmp/hgtests.B9AQfb/install/lib/python/mercurial/dispatch.py", line 971, in <lambda>
-      d = lambda: util.checksignature(func)(ui, *args, **strcmdopt)
-    File "/tmp/hgtests.B9AQfb/install/lib/python/mercurial/util.py", line 1550, in check
-      return func(*args, **kwargs)
-    File "/home/foobar/repo/mutable-history/hgext3rd/evolve/evolvecmd.py", line 1234, in evolve
-      return abortevolve(ui, repo, evolvestate)
-    File "/home/foobar/repo/mutable-history/hgext3rd/evolve/evolvecmd.py", line 1289, in abortevolve
-      startnode = evolvestate['startnode']
-    File "/home/foobar/repo/mutable-history/hgext3rd/evolve/state.py", line 49, in __getitem__
-      return self.opts[key]
-  KeyError: 'startnode'
-  [1]
+  evolve aborted
+  working directory is now at c1f4718020e3