# DBOT trading does not start running

**URL:** https://community.deriv.com/t/dbot-trading-does-not-start-running/22462
**Category:** Deriv Bot
**Created:** [November 7, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.deriv.com/t/dbot-trading-does-not-start-running/22462 "2021-11-07T20:52:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![areding-abrazos-2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@areding-abrazos-2](https://community.deriv.com/u/areding-abrazos-2)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.deriv.com/t/dbot-trading-does-not-start-running/22462/1 "2021-11-07T20:52:23Z")

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Sometimes my DBOT does not run after I click on run. And I get the message in the attached file in the journal

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/deriv/original/2X/b/b74e4ef571ec78ee77e59b4baa7467089ad118bb.png)

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### Author: ![Deriv\_adminN3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.deriv.com/deriv_adminn3/32/5173_2.png) [@Deriv\_adminN3](https://community.deriv.com/u/Deriv_adminN3)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://community.deriv.com/t/dbot-trading-does-not-start-running/22462/2 "2021-12-31T07:33:35Z")

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Hi [areding-abrazos-2](https://community.deriv.com/u/areding-abrazos-2), we’re sorry to hear that, please contact the developer of the Dbot for further information. If you have created the Dbot, please contact our customer support team via LiveChat for further assistance. We will help you at the earliest.

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### Author: ![barnmen-ajivika-2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@barnmen-ajivika-2](https://community.deriv.com/u/barnmen-ajivika-2)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.deriv.com/t/dbot-trading-does-not-start-running/22462/3 "2024-05-27T19:03:07Z")

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I have goz the same problem my Dbot is not running i keep getting a message that the trade block is mandatory

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### Author: ![Sivapria\_deriv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.deriv.com/sivapria_deriv/32/5512_2.png) [@Sivapria\_deriv](https://community.deriv.com/u/Sivapria_deriv)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://community.deriv.com/t/dbot-trading-does-not-start-running/22462/4 "2024-05-28T05:23:06Z")

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Hi @barnmen-ajivika-2, thank you for joining our community. In regards to your Dbot issue, you may refer to the articles below:

- [DBot : Mandatory Block Missing/Disabled ( Error message)](https://community.deriv.com/t/dbot-mandatory-block-missing-disabled-error-message/38107)
- [DBot: Adding Mandatory Block from the Blocks menu](https://community.deriv.com/t/dbot-adding-mandatory-block-from-the-blocks-menu/38111)

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