# Module license activation change in 8.1

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/module-license-activation-change-in-8-1/44364>\
**Category:** Module Development\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [March 11, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/module-license-activation-change-in-8-1/44364 "2021-03-11T14:46:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![joseph.burns](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/joseph.burns/32/61584_2.png) [@joseph.burns](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joseph.burns)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/module-license-activation-change-in-8-1/44364/1 "2021-03-11T14:46:27Z")

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In 8.0, I could activate my module’s license on a gateway without an active platform license. In 8.1, it looks like the platform license is needed before the module license activates.

Can anyone confirm if it’s a new requirement, or if I need to make some change on my end?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/module-license-activation-change-in-8-1/44364/2 "2021-03-11T15:03:11Z")

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They’ve definitely tightened the checks, but I thought the platform license was already enforced in 7.9. Might have been a 8.0 “bug”.

(The prior minimum–just buying the OPCUA server license–is changing to a more expensive platform base license.)

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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:** [March 11, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/module-license-activation-change-in-8-1/44364/3 "2021-03-11T15:09:15Z")

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Phil’s referring to [these upcoming pricing changes](https://page.inductiveautomation.com/pricing-updates-2021).