# Lookup to RT field does not work as automation trigger

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/lookup-to-rt-field-does-not-work-as-automation-trigger/9877>\
**Category:** Bugs & Issues\
**Tags:** automations\
**Created:** [October 24, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/lookup-to-rt-field-does-not-work-as-automation-trigger/9877 "2025-10-24T07:42:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Yuri\_BC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/yuri_bc/32/8803_2.png) [@Yuri\_BC](https://community.fibery.io/u/Yuri_BC)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/lookup-to-rt-field-does-not-work-as-automation-trigger/9877/1 "2025-10-24T07:42:37Z")

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Issue:  
When creating an automation that is triggered when a lookup field is updated,  
where the lookup field is a rich text field  
then the trigger never fires.  
I expect a delay becaus its a RT field, but it just never triggers at all.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/e/e29f6b6f2b7d1554dc3f9b3d7142034a50026248.png)