# Badge not being applied, sql error

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-not-being-applied-sql-error/104267>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** solved\
**Created:** [December 14, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-not-being-applied-sql-error/104267 "2018-12-14T13:55:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![lostdesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecd19e/32.png) [@lostdesign](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lostdesign)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-not-being-applied-sql-error/104267/2 "2018-12-14T14:43:07Z")

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Seems like we just got confused that “[data explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true)” cannot run it like that and it just took quite long to actually hand out the badge.

I may ask here again:  
**What is the best trigger time for this?**

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