# Why is update not triggering?

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/why-is-update-not-triggering/9041>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [June 24, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/why-is-update-not-triggering/9041 "2025-06-24T09:53:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jurgenappelo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/jurgenappelo/32/11935_2.png) [@jurgenappelo](https://community.fibery.io/u/jurgenappelo)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/why-is-update-not-triggering/9041/1 "2025-06-24T09:53:07Z")

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I have a simple Update rule on a text field. It is not triggering.  
The rule is enabled but there is zero activity.  
I tried it with different fields. I tried it with updated relationships.  
Nothing triggers. No matter how many changes I make to the records.  
I have other rules that are working fine, both on this database and others.  
But I cannot get this rule to work. What am I missing?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/a/aa1a195bccccd508e64712185073f65aa422f4ac.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/6/6b89734f1f69583d7a89bbffbcc42d9214e21a8d.png)

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**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/why-is-update-not-triggering/9041/2 "2025-06-24T10:03:28Z")

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Very weird..  
The only possible explanation is that either you’re updating the wrong field, or the wrong database? I don’t know, I’ve never seen it not trigger at all for something like this. Can you send a video showing how its (not) working?

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**Author:** ![jurgenappelo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/jurgenappelo/32/11935_2.png) [@jurgenappelo](https://community.fibery.io/u/jurgenappelo)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/why-is-update-not-triggering/9041/3 "2025-06-24T10:05:59Z")

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Mystery solved. Suddenly, all the events came in.  
Turns out that Fibery was just very busy processing other rules and the events were in the back of the queue. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/why-is-update-not-triggering/9041/4 "2025-06-24T10:15:37Z")

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Nice! For future reference if you think thats what’s happening but aren’t sure, you can check the workspace status, it’ll tell you how many rules are in the queue.

 ![Screenshot 2025-06-24 at 11.14.46](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/0/0941be57f32dce6ccbb92b2b3c6d9aeaff087def.jpeg)

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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:** [June 24, 2025, 10:31am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/why-is-update-not-triggering/9041/5 "2025-06-24T10:31:34Z")

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> **[Automation execution logic](https://the.fibery.io/@public/User_Guide/Guide/Automation-execution-logic-332/anchor=Rich-text-as-a-trigger--56183694-c45f-4f39-8cc4-fd07196ee925)**

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