Fix infinite loop in block abortion

[FabijanC]

Usage related changes

• Close #517

Development related changes

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• [x] Applied formatting - ./scripts/format.sh
• [x] No linter errors - ./scripts/clippy_check.sh
• [x] No unused dependencies - ./scripts/check_unused_deps.sh
• [x] No spelling errors - ./scripts/check_spelling.sh
• [x] Performed code self-review
• [x] Rebased to the latest commit of the target branch (or merged it into my branch)
• [x] Updated the docs if needed - ./website/README.md
• [x] Linked the issues resolvable by this PR - linking info
• [x] Updated the tests if needed; all passing - execution info