diff --git a/spyder_kernels/customize/spyderpdb.py b/spyder_kernels/customize/spyderpdb.py
index 98ef3f52..0b2f47c1 100755
--- a/spyder_kernels/customize/spyderpdb.py
+++ b/spyder_kernels/customize/spyderpdb.py
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ def stop_here(self, frame):
         if self.stopframe == self.botframe and self.stoplineno == -1:
             return False
         if self.continue_if_has_breakpoints and self.should_continue(frame):
+            self._wait_for_mainpyfile = False
             self.set_continue()
             return False
         if (