# Mattermost Board plugin cannot be started because of Dirty database version

**URL:** <https://forum.mattermost.com/t/mattermost-board-plugin-cannot-be-started-because-of-dirty-database-version/12828>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [January 13, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/mattermost-board-plugin-cannot-be-started-because-of-dirty-database-version/12828 "2022-01-13T07:43:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![hubermi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/hubermi/32/5327_2.png) [@hubermi](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/hubermi)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/mattermost-board-plugin-cannot-be-started-because-of-dirty-database-version/12828/1 "2022-01-13T07:43:39Z")

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**Summary**  
Mattermost Board plugin cannot be started because of Dirty database version

**Steps to reproduce**  
I am running Mattermost v6.3 deployed with docker, the image is mattermost/mattermost-enterprise-edition:release-6.3  
I have upgraded an instance with version 5.35 to mattermost/mattermost-enterprise-edition:release-6.0  
After the successful upgrade I upgraded to 6.3.  
I do not know if the board plugin did work after upgrading to version 6.0 as I did not test that.

**Expected behavior**  
The board plugin should be able to start.

**Observed behavior**  
The board plugin can’t start.  
Log:

```auto
{"timestamp":"2022-01-13 08:36:58.756 +01:00","level":"info","msg":"connectDatabase","caller":"app/plugin_api.go:925","plugin_id":"focalboard","dbType":"mysql"}
> {"timestamp":"2022-01-13 08:36:58.875 +01:00","level":"error","msg":"Table creation / migration failed","caller":"app/plugin_api.go:928","plugin_id":"focalboard","error":"\"Dirty database version 14. Fix and force version.\""}
> {"timestamp":"2022-01-13 08:36:58.879 +01:00","level":"error","msg":"Unable to activate plugin","caller":"app/plugin.go:142","plugin_id":"focalboard","error":"error initializing the DB: Dirty database version 14. Fix and force version."}
> {"timestamp":"2022-01-13 08:36:58.959 +01:00","level":"info","msg":"connectDatabase","caller":"app/plugin_api.go:925","plugin_id":"focalboard","dbType":"mysql"}
> {"timestamp":"2022-01-13 08:36:59.062 +01:00","level":"error","msg":"Table creation / migration failed","caller":"app/plugin_api.go:928","plugin_id":"focalboard","error":"\"Dirty database version 14. Fix and force version.\""}
> {"timestamp":"2022-01-13 08:36:59.062 +01:00","level":"info","msg":"2022/01/13 08:36:59 [ERR] plugin: plugin server: accept unix /tmp/plugin328667983: use of closed network connection\n","caller":"io/io.go:425","plugin_id":"focalboard","source":"plugin_stderr"}
> {"timestamp":"2022-01-13 08:36:59.063 +01:00","level":"error","msg":"Unable to activate plugin","caller":"app/plugin.go:142","plugin_id":"focalboard","error":"error initializing the DB: Dirty database version 14. Fix and force version."}

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Any help is appreciated, thanks!

Cheers  
Michael

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**Author:** ![amy.blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/amy.blais/32/7481_2.png) [@amy.blais](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/amy.blais)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/mattermost-board-plugin-cannot-be-started-because-of-dirty-database-version/12828/2 "2022-01-13T13:50:40Z")

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Would you be open to reporting this at [Issues · mattermost/focalboard · GitHub](https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard/issues)?

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**Author:** ![amy.blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/amy.blais/32/7481_2.png) [@amy.blais](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/amy.blais)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/mattermost-board-plugin-cannot-be-started-because-of-dirty-database-version/12828/3 "2022-01-14T15:41:55Z")

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We’ve opened an Issue here: [Bug: Issue upgrading from 6.2.1 to 6.3.0 · Issue #2119 · mattermost/focalboard · GitHub](https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard/issues/2119).