# Monthly triggered recurring automation is not running as expected

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/monthly-triggered-recurring-automation-is-not-running-as-expected/402664
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** data-explorer, automation, fixed
**Created:** [May 11, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/monthly-triggered-recurring-automation-is-not-running-as-expected/402664 "2026-05-11T15:03:11Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/monthly-triggered-recurring-automation-is-not-running-as-expected/402664/6 "2026-05-11T17:28:48Z")

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i use this exact automation script in multiple places without issue. here is what my config in one of them - i changed the recurrence to 5 minutes instead of a week for this test, but it fires weekly as expected when that is set):

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/7/6/076ccafa6286c49c13eda2b396f651eaf673a650.png)

PM (`tech-admin` is a group)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/d/6/2d6aaf43c966b17af870f39d727c92d42bcb7ab6.png)

try triggering the automation and then have a look at your logs at `yoursite/logs`

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