# Why did my task stop after it failed?

A repeating task is switched to Failed after three failed runs in a row, and it will not run again. Here is what the count means and how to get the work going again.

A task runs on its own schedule. When a run goes wrong, Bluedeer counts it. If a repeating task fails three runs in a row, Bluedeer stops it. Its status changes to **Failed** and its next run is cleared, so it does not run again. A one-time task that fails is also set to **Failed**, straight away.

## What counts as a failed run

A run counts as failed when it ends because something went wrong and the task could not finish its work.

A run that succeeds sets the count back to zero. So a task that fails twice, then succeeds, starts counting again from zero.

A run that stops at one of its limits, such as the limit on tool calls for a run, is not a failure. The run shows as **Task limit reached** in the Inbox. The task stays active, and the count is left as it was.

## See the count on the task

Open the task from **Tasks** in the sidebar. When the count is above zero, the task page shows a line such as "2 consecutive failed runs". The line goes away once a run succeeds.

To see each run, including the failed ones, open the **Results & history** tab. The **Latest run** section on the **Overview** tab shows what the last run reported.

## When a task becomes Failed

- A repeating task, one that runs on a cron or interval schedule, becomes **Failed** on its third failed run in a row.
- A one-time task becomes **Failed** after its first failed run, because there is no next run to try.

Each failed run also appears in the Inbox under **Needs you**, labelled **Task failed**. If the task has **Notify on failure** turned on, Bluedeer also emails you about the failed run. See [Where do task results and notices appear?](https://support.bluedeer.ai/bluedeer/tasks-and-inbox/task-results-and-inbox.md)

## What you can do with a Failed task

A Failed task does not start again on its own, and the buttons on its page are limited:

- **Run now** is the only action on the task page besides **Edit**. Running a Failed task this way does not restart it. Bluedeer cancels the new run straight away, because the task is no longer active. The cancelled run is listed in **Results & history** with the message "The scheduled task was no longer active."
- **Run again** on a failed run in the Inbox does the same thing as **Run now**.
- **Edit** saves your changes but does not start the task again.
- A Failed task has no **Cancel task** button. It stays in your **Tasks** list, with its results and history.

To keep the work going, ask Bluedeer in a chat to set the task up again, with the same instructions and the schedule you want. Before you do, fix whatever made the runs fail. If a connector or an action needed your permission, allow it on the task's permission card first. See [Let a scheduled task use your connectors](https://support.bluedeer.ai/bluedeer/tasks-and-inbox/let-a-scheduled-task-use-your-connectors.md)