# 8.3.3-rc1 - Offline Activation gives error?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-3-rc1-offline-activation-gives-error/113159>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition83\
**Created:** [January 8, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-3-rc1-offline-activation-gives-error/113159 "2026-01-08T19:12:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![tgarrison](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/tgarrison/32/80965_2.png) [@tgarrison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tgarrison)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-3-rc1-offline-activation-gives-error/113159/1 "2026-01-08T19:12:10Z")

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Wondering if anyone else has come across this?  
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Trying to drop a development license on an offline machine. Enter the license code, hit next, wait a bit, and get this error:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/5/c515463d0d2806cce457605dc8e72ddca4f4ef0e.png)

Part of the log - seems to indicate it realizes it's offline, but fails to go to the "offline" activation option..

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/c/4c1a7c488329c17eb222d3f4b3eccf2df946eccb.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-3-rc1-offline-activation-gives-error/113159/2 "2026-01-08T19:14:58Z")

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Thanks, this has already been fixed. Or identified and the fix is going through review/QA cycle.

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**Author:** ![tgarrison](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/tgarrison/32/80965_2.png) [@tgarrison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tgarrison)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-3-rc1-offline-activation-gives-error/113159/3 "2026-01-08T19:15:15Z")

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8.3.4?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-3-rc1-offline-activation-gives-error/113159/4 "2026-01-08T19:15:41Z")

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No it'll be fixed in the 8.3.3 final release.

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**Author:** ![tgarrison](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/tgarrison/32/80965_2.png) [@tgarrison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tgarrison)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-3-rc1-offline-activation-gives-error/113159/5 "2026-01-08T19:16:09Z")

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Good deal. I can hold out for that.