# Unable to start crowdsec routines: unable to parse jwt expiration: parsing time

**URL:** <https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/unable-to-start-crowdsec-routines-unable-to-parse-jwt-expiration-parsing-time/2120>\
**Category:** crowdsec\
**Created:** [November 5, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/unable-to-start-crowdsec-routines-unable-to-parse-jwt-expiration-parsing-time/2120 "2024-11-05T10:15:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![sh2sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@sh2sh](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/sh2sh)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/unable-to-start-crowdsec-routines-unable-to-parse-jwt-expiration-parsing-time/2120/1 "2024-11-05T10:15:28Z")

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Hello!  
When starting crowdsec a message appears

time=“2024-11-04T14:22:43+03:00” level=fatal msg=“unable to start crowdsec routines: unable to parse jwt expiration: parsing time "" as "200  
6-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00": cannot parse "" as "2006"”

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**Author:** ![iiAmLoz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/discourse.crowdsec.net/iiamloz/32/386_2.png) [@iiAmLoz](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/iiAmLoz)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/unable-to-start-crowdsec-routines-unable-to-parse-jwt-expiration-parsing-time/2120/2 "2024-11-05T10:16:22Z")

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Could you ensure that your `/etc/crowdsec/local_api_credentials.yaml` has the right local api url + port? it seems another server is responding to the authentication request.

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**Author:** ![sh2sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@sh2sh](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/u/sh2sh)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://discourse.crowdsec.net/t/unable-to-start-crowdsec-routines-unable-to-parse-jwt-expiration-parsing-time/2120/3 "2024-11-08T02:09:34Z")

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You are right, I corrected it - the error went away. Thank you