# If Sidekiq isn't working, would that make notifications and badges malfunction?

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**Created:** [March 8, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-sidekiq-isnt-working-would-that-make-notifications-and-badges-malfunction/356424 "2025-03-08T20:14:02Z")\
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I’ve seen sidekiq get hung and it’s fixed by rebooting (restarting sidekiq, or easier, rebooting the container or even the vm).

There was a recent topic that suggested there could be a fix, so am upgrade couldn’t hurt.

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