Alec Baldwin caused a stir when he commented Wednesday that “30 Rock” would end its run after next season, as reported earlier. Now the actor appears to be doing his best to “unring that bell.”

Baldwin provided a clarification of sorts to The Huffington Post, saying he hopes the NBC sitcom goes on forever even as he reiterated that his own role would wind up before then. “Next year hopefully won’t be the last,” he said.

He concluded: “Here’s to five more seasons.”