T430s stuck in mini dock

Hello,
I have a series 3 mini dock with my lenovo T430s. Last night I docked my laptop as I usually do, and this morning when I went to undock it, I pressed the eject button but the laptop appears to be stuck in the dock. I can press the eject button, it doesn't do anything, as far as it's concerned I already ejected it. If I press down on the laptop, the dock will recognize it, but it does not stay attached. The dock has AC power, so that's not the issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

aasfr, welcome to the forum,
sorry I didn't see this earlier Are you still stuck in your dock? The same happened to one of my customers a while ago, with a bit of effort I managed to release the system without breaking it.
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