# Anyone else get this error message? **URL:** \ **Category:** Bugs\ **Created:** [January 21, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922 "2021-01-21T23:02:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Boost](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Boost)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/1 "2021-01-21T23:02:23Z")
Unexpected error, please try again shortly. (Reason: bal) Or is it a problem with my app? ---
**Author:** ![jess](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jess/32/68610_2.png) [@jess](https://forum.bubble.io/u/jess)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/2 "2021-01-21T23:05:28Z")
Hello, Is this an error upon loading your application? We’re experiencing a bit of downtime at the moment, which our team is currently investigating. You can also track the status here: [https://status.bubble.io/](https://status.bubble.io/) ---
**Author:** ![Boost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Boost](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Boost)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/3 "2021-01-21T23:06:15Z")
It’s working now, just wanted to check. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![tjc4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/tjc4/32/61620_2.png) [@tjc4](https://forum.bubble.io/u/tjc4)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/4 "2021-01-21T23:16:47Z")
My app is down too. Cloudflare Error 524 Ray ID: 6154b8743c672f9d • 2021-01-21 23:14:11 UTC A timeout occurred ---
**Author:** ![johnny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/johnny/32/203020_2.png) [@johnny](https://forum.bubble.io/u/johnny)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/5 "2021-01-21T23:21:42Z")
Yup! Looks like degradation in performance. My site went black for 4 mins, but then came back online Ref: [Bubble Status - Brief outages and performance issues on main cluster](https://status.bubble.io/incidents/ml6y0pgjkv1x) ---
**Author:** ![Boost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Boost](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Boost)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/6 "2021-01-21T23:24:10Z")
Mine keeps fluctuating - works 5 min, down 5 min, works 7 min, down 3, etc ---
**Author:** ![johnny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/johnny/32/203020_2.png) [@johnny](https://forum.bubble.io/u/johnny)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/7 "2021-01-21T23:24:58Z")
Yeah… email is blowing up with status notifications lol ---
**Author:** ![everhard1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@everhard1](https://forum.bubble.io/u/everhard1)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/8 "2021-01-21T23:26:14Z")
Same issue here ---
**Author:** ![Boost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Boost](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Boost)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/9 "2021-01-21T23:26:15Z")
I understand that performance is one of Bubble’s top priorities, but how long will it take to actually get fixed… ---
**Author:** ![johnny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/johnny/32/203020_2.png) [@johnny](https://forum.bubble.io/u/johnny)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/10 "2021-01-21T23:28:11Z")
Usually doesn’t take too long, I’m sure their engineering team are looking into it now. @jess, maybe you might be able to provide us with better info timeline wise? ---
**Author:** ![jess](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jess/32/68610_2.png) [@jess](https://forum.bubble.io/u/jess)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/11 "2021-01-21T23:29:39Z")
That’s correct; our engineering team is looking into it now! We will update you all here as soon as possible. ---
**Author:** ![johnny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/johnny/32/203020_2.png) [@johnny](https://forum.bubble.io/u/johnny)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/12 "2021-01-21T23:29:51Z")
Thank you, Jess 😊 ---
**Author:** ![johnny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/johnny/32/203020_2.png) [@johnny](https://forum.bubble.io/u/johnny)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/13 "2021-01-21T23:31:52Z")
Hey all, Good news! Update: > We’ve temporarily fixed the issues and are investigating the root cause > [Bubble Status - Brief outages and performance issues on main cluster](https://status.bubble.io/incidents/ml6y0pgjkv1x) ---
**Author:** ![sudsy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/sudsy/32/114637_2.png) [@sudsy](https://forum.bubble.io/u/sudsy)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/14 "2021-01-21T23:37:07Z")
FWIW, I have noticed that Thursday afternoons have historically been a bit more predictably problematic than other times. It’s a bit disconcerting actually. 🙁 ---
**Author:** ![johnny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/johnny/32/203020_2.png) [@johnny](https://forum.bubble.io/u/johnny)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/15 "2021-01-21T23:38:31Z")
Yeah… I’ve noticed that too. It seems like Thursday afternoons might be the day they push major stuff out? ---
**Author:** ![jess](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jess/32/68610_2.png) [@jess](https://forum.bubble.io/u/jess)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/16 "2021-01-22T00:04:05Z")
Thanks for your patience, everyone! Should be stable now; if you encounter anything else unexpected, do let us know. ---
**Author:** ![johnny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/johnny/32/203020_2.png) [@johnny](https://forum.bubble.io/u/johnny)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/17 "2021-01-22T00:33:03Z")
Hey @jess, Do you mind sharing with us a postmodem of a brief understanding of what exactly happened on the Bubble end? ---
**Author:** ![edwinbolanosb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/edwinbolanosb/32/71684_2.png) [@edwinbolanosb](https://forum.bubble.io/u/edwinbolanosb)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/18 "2021-01-22T02:28:25Z")
It is not possible to add new elements in the workflows and it is not possible to create new backend workflows. ---
**Author:** ![edwinbolanosb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/edwinbolanosb/32/71684_2.png) [@edwinbolanosb](https://forum.bubble.io/u/edwinbolanosb)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/19 "2021-01-22T17:29:24Z")
@jess I have the same problem than yesterday. I can not create backend workflows. Anyone has the same problem? or knows how to solve it? ---
**Author:** ![w.fly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/w.fly/32/26894_2.png) [@w.fly](https://forum.bubble.io/u/w.fly)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922/20 "2021-01-22T17:31:59Z")
I just tested on mine - I can create however there is a noticeable delay. [Next page](https://forum.bubble.io/t/anyone-else-get-this-error-message/131922.md?page=2)