# BUG: Rule "Update" action cannot clear a Checkbox field

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/bug-rule-update-action-cannot-clear-a-checkbox-field/5191>\
**Category:** Bugs & Issues\
**Tags:** automations\
**Created:** [September 25, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/bug-rule-update-action-cannot-clear-a-checkbox-field/5191 "2023-09-25T19:07:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Matt\_Blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/matt_blais/32/1464_2.png) [@Matt\_Blais](https://community.fibery.io/u/Matt_Blais)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/bug-rule-update-action-cannot-clear-a-checkbox-field/5191/1 "2023-09-25T19:07:31Z")

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Trying to use a Rule to Update a Checkbox field to “unchecked” - the obvious solution does not work:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/d/d97c8b210d42f66360f064abba3f9334231f3cb7.png)

You can make it “checked”, but you cannot make it “unchecked” 😂

Workaround is to use a Formula = “False”

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**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/bug-rule-update-action-cannot-clear-a-checkbox-field/5191/2 "2023-09-25T20:46:58Z")

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There’s an option under the three dots to clear the value

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/matt_blais/32/1464_2.png) [@Matt\_Blais](https://community.fibery.io/u/Matt_Blais)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/bug-rule-update-action-cannot-clear-a-checkbox-field/5191/3 "2023-09-25T22:43:28Z")

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So it’s a feature, not a bug? 🤔

Seriously, why not just let the obvious, simple thing work?