# Error for configuration after upgrade to OH4 (Failed to normalize)

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/error-for-configuration-after-upgrade-to-oh4-failed-to-normalize/148138>\
**Category:** Off-Topic\
**Tags:** smartmeter\
**Created:** [July 29, 2023, 8:29am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/error-for-configuration-after-upgrade-to-oh4-failed-to-normalize/148138 "2023-07-29T08:29:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![s4ndst0rm](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@s4ndst0rm](https://community.openhab.org/u/s4ndst0rm)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 8:29am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/error-for-configuration-after-upgrade-to-oh4-failed-to-normalize/148138/1 "2023-07-29T08:29:39Z")

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Hi there,

after upgrading to OH4 i have the following errors in the logfile:

```yaml
2023-07-29 10:19:24.234 [WARN] [core.thing.internal.ThingManagerImpl] - Channel types or config descriptions for thing 'smartmeter:meter:87e2db31cf' are missing in the respective registry for more than 120s. In case it does not happen immediately after an upgrade, it should be fixed in the binding.
2023-07-29 10:19:24.293 [WARN] [core.thing.internal.ThingManagerImpl] - Failed to normalize configuration for thing 'smartmeter:meter:87e2db31cf': {thing/channel=Type description smartmeter:129-129_199-130-3 for smartmeter:meter:87e2db31cf:129-129_199-130-3 not found, although we checked the presence before.}
2023-07-29 10:19:24.565 [WARN] [core.thing.internal.ThingManagerImpl] - Channel types or config descriptions for thing 'smartmeter:meter:430459fe04' are missing in the respective registry for more than 120s. In case it does not happen immediately after an upgrade, it should be fixed in the binding.
2023-07-29 10:19:24.608 [WARN] [core.thing.internal.ThingManagerImpl] - Failed to normalize configuration for thing 'smartmeter:meter:430459fe04': {thing/channel=Type description smartmeter:129-129_199-130-3 for smartmeter:meter:430459fe04:129-129_199-130-3 not found, although we checked the presence before.}

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What to do about this?

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**Author:** ![laursen](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@laursen](https://community.openhab.org/u/laursen)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/error-for-configuration-after-upgrade-to-oh4-failed-to-normalize/148138/2 "2023-07-29T11:22:43Z")

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According to the warning, if it happens just after the upgrade, you can ignore it. If it keeps happening after restarting openHAB, please create an issue in the [openhab add-ons repository](https://github.com/openhab/openhab-addons/issues).

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**Author:** ![opus](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/opus/32/55801_2.png) [@opus](https://community.openhab.org/u/opus)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/error-for-configuration-after-upgrade-to-oh4-failed-to-normalize/148138/3 "2023-07-29T11:29:16Z")

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A had similar warnings from amazon echo devices, I did recreate the things (amazon account bridge and echo device thing) and the warning is gone.

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**Author:** ![s4ndst0rm](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@s4ndst0rm](https://community.openhab.org/u/s4ndst0rm)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/error-for-configuration-after-upgrade-to-oh4-failed-to-normalize/148138/4 "2023-07-31T12:20:04Z")

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Unfortunatly removing thing an recreating it does not solve the issue.  
Created the issue in Git

> <https://github.com/openhab/openhab-addons/issues/15344>
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> Hi there,
> 
> this is the issue from community topic:
> https://community.openhab.…org/t/error-for-configuration-after-upgrade-to-oh4-failed-to-normalize/148138
> 
> After upgrading to OH4 there are two error lines at startup in openhab.log
> 
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> 2023-07-31 14:16:33.159 \[WARN \] \[core.thing.internal.ThingManagerImpl\] - Channel types or config descriptions for thing 'smartmeter:meter:ee5ccf85db' are missing in the respective registry for more than 120s. In case it does not happen immediately after an upgrade, it should be fixed in the binding.
> 2023-07-31 14:16:33.217 \[WARN \] \[core.thing.internal.ThingManagerImpl\] - Failed to normalize configuration for thing 'smartmeter:meter:ee5ccf85db': {thing/channel=Type description smartmeter:129-129\_199-130-3 for smartmeter:meter:ee5ccf85db:129-129\_199-130-3 not found, although we checked the presence before.}
> 2023-07-31 14:16:33.450 \[WARN \] \[core.thing.internal.ThingManagerImpl\] - Channel types or config descriptions for thing 'smartmeter:meter:87e2db31cf' are missing in the respective registry for more than 120s. In case it does not happen immediately after an upgrade, it should be fixed in the binding.
> 2023-07-31 14:16:33.495 \[WARN \] \[core.thing.internal.ThingManagerImpl\] - Failed to normalize configuration for thing 'smartmeter:meter:87e2db31cf': {thing/channel=Type description smartmeter:129-129\_199-130-3 for smartmeter:meter:87e2db31cf:129-129\_199-130-3 not found, although we checked the presence before.}
> 2023-07-31 14:16:55.029 \[INFO \] \[ding.smartmeter.internal.MeterDevice\] - Read out following values: Device: smartmeter:meter:ee5ccf85db
> \`\`\`
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> 
> I've tried to delete the thing and recreated it. Nothing changes.
> 
> Running OH4.0 Release on a Raspberry PI 4

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**Author:** ![system](https://community-openhab-org.s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/6/6a52f2ac5d00e4c7b50471a354b3a9221188be90.png) [@system](https://community.openhab.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 4:20am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/error-for-configuration-after-upgrade-to-oh4-failed-to-normalize/148138/5 "2023-09-11T04:20:40Z")

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