# Category badges go missing at random

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-badges-go-missing-at-random/177703>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 29, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-badges-go-missing-at-random/177703 "2021-01-29T18:15:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Meteor0id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/meteor0id/32/177297_2.png) [@Meteor0id](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Meteor0id)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-badges-go-missing-at-random/177703/1 "2021-01-29T18:15:11Z")

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I took two screenshots which I can’t attach here. I sometimes see topics without a category badge. When I edit the topic (I can because it’s either my own topic or I am TL3 or TL4) I see that the category has been assigned, but the badge is just not being displayed. I am seeing it right now on this very forum.

the badge is missing both on the overview of topics and when I open the topic itself.

I have in the past also see it happen to all badges of a particular category, but most often it happens to one or two topics at the time. I think after an hour or so I have seen the badge show up again.

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