# Parent message doesn't exist

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**Category:** Migration\
**Created:** [February 16, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parent-message-doesnt-exist/141746 "2020-02-16T15:59:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parent-message-doesnt-exist/141746/1 "2020-02-16T15:59:55Z")

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On import of mbxs I am getting an error that the parent message doesn’t exist even though it does seem to be in the database, index.db.

Here’s the error:

> Parent message 9205270657.AB03850@ben.dciem.dnd.ca doesn’t exist. Skipping 9206031720.AA22567@ben.dciem.dnd.ca: A CALL FOR HELP

and here’s the db entry:

![Annotation 2020-02-16 155700](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/optimized/3X/3/c/3c3d13443532f1d7880bd618653c11df4a351d07_2_690x19.png)

Any suggestion why this is failing?

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