Bad news for everyone loving Justin in Off Campus: it looks like he won’t be making a triumphant return in Season 2 of the hit Prime show.

Justin is Hannah’s original crush and ended up being her writing partner before he performed her song without permission and she finally branched out on her own. And while people loved the character, showrunner Louisa Levy confirmed he won’t be back next season.

“Not next season, but I love Josh and I would not write him off if I can find a way to bring Justin back at some point,” Louisa told TV Guide. “We never got a chance to meet Stella, who is the person he ends up with in the book. So maybe we’ll find a way to fold him into a future season. We don’t have him [available] next season, but never say never.”

In other words, sounds like Josh Heuston was already booked up, which Louisa Levy also implied when asked by The Wrap if she’d ever devote a season to him: “Listen, I would love to. I don’t know if we’ll have access to him, because Josh Heuston is a hot commodity, but we love him so much and never say never.”

Season 2 of Off Campus actually starts production next month, which means the show could come back as early as this time next year. Fingers crossed we see Justin return for Season 3?