# Triggered Expression Item gives Bad\_Stale

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/triggered-expression-item-gives-bad-stale/104144>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 25, 2025, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/triggered-expression-item-gives-bad-stale/104144 "2025-03-25T09:05:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![vganapathiyadan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9de053/32.png) [@vganapathiyadan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vganapathiyadan)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/triggered-expression-item-gives-bad-stale/104144/1 "2025-03-25T09:05:35Z")

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The triggered expression always gives Bad\_Stale even though the underlying expression always returns a constant value . How to fix this error

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**Author:** ![vganapathiyadan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9de053/32.png) [@vganapathiyadan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vganapathiyadan)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/triggered-expression-item-gives-bad-stale/104144/2 "2025-03-26T03:51:39Z")

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I have found the root cause. Just sharing here for others reference. The checkbox "Execute the Group as a Trigger" was checked but but the trigger value is not changing at all. I have unchecked it and it worked

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