# Having error when trying to stake

**URL:** <https://forum.flow.com/t/having-error-when-trying-to-stake/5368>\
**Category:** Users Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [November 9, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/having-error-when-trying-to-stake/5368 "2023-11-09T15:21:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![retry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@retry](https://forum.flow.com/u/retry)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/having-error-when-trying-to-stake/5368/1 "2023-11-09T15:21:06Z")

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could please anyone help me , i have error when trying to delegate.

Error: [Error Code: 1101] error caused by: 1 error occurred: \* transaction execute failed: [Error Code: 1101] cadence runtime error: Execution failed: → 5ed39b07cde6825b12528843fb448afea9043a62feba18035d1609d33330b4a9:16:8 | 16 | self.stakingCollectionRef.registerDelegator(nodeID: id, amount: amount) | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ → 8d0e87b65159ae63.FlowStakingCollection:571:33 | 571 | let nodeDelegator ← FlowIDTableStaking.registerNewDelegator(nodeID: nodeID, tokensCommitted: \<-tokens) | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ error: pre-condition failed: Cannot register a node operator if the staking auction isn’t in progress → 8624b52f9ddcd04a.FlowIDTableStaking:1549:12 | 1549 | FlowIDTableStaking.stakingEnabled(): “Cannot register a node operator if the staking auction isn’t in progress” | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^