# Include the controller as a target

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/include-the-controller-as-a-target/100750>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [January 10, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/include-the-controller-as-a-target/100750 "2025-01-10T20:53:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![jasoncgould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jasoncgould/32/29117_2.png) [@jasoncgould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jasoncgould)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/include-the-controller-as-a-target/100750/1 "2025-01-10T20:53:44Z")

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Hi,

When using an EAM send project task with the "Include the controller as a target" option, I receive the following error when executing for the controller server.

Task type 'sendProject' against agent '\_0:0:\<\>' failed.

java.lang.Exception: Agent is not available. It may have been removed at com.inductiveautomation.eam.gateway.tasks.AbstractEAMTask.isAgentAvailable(AbstractEAMTask.java:677) at com.inductiveautomation.eam.gateway.tasks.impl.sendproject.SendProjectTask.queueOperation(SendProjectTask.java:173)  
ETC...

Is there some setting that I am missing?

Version: **8.1.35 (b2023120517)**

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**Author:** ![jasoncgould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jasoncgould/32/29117_2.png) [@jasoncgould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jasoncgould)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/include-the-controller-as-a-target/100750/2 "2025-02-17T20:00:07Z")

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Looks like this was corrected in 8.1.37

> **[Ignition Release Notes for Version 8.1.37 | Inductive Automation](https://inductiveautomation.com/downloads/releasenotes/8.1.37)**
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> Fixes, changes and features in Ignition 8.1.37