# \[SOLVED\] Cannot submit transaction: ...MissingVKeyWitnessesUTXOW?
**URL:** https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830
**Category:** Misc Dev Talk
**Created:** [16 July 2022 20:10 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830 "2022-07-16T20:10:37Z")
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### Author:  [@KingTChoka](https://forum.cardano.org/u/KingTChoka)
#### Post date: [16 July 2022 20:10 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830/1 "2022-07-16T20:10:37Z")
I’m trying to submit a signed transaction following [coincashews guide here](https://www.coincashew.com/coins/overview-ada/guide-how-to-build-a-haskell-stakepool-node/part-iv-administration/updating-stake-pool-information) but I’m getting the following error:
```auto
Command failed: transaction submit Error: Error while submitting tx: ShelleyTxValidationError ShelleyBasedEraAlonzo (ApplyTxError [UtxowFailure (WrappedShelleyEraFailure (MissingVKeyWitnessesUTXOW (WitHashes (fromList [KeyHash "30539a022c8f4c393707bc4ebef7a58a4608eca14e5c6b5746a8f524"]))))])
```
This is the `tx.signed` file:
```auto
{
"type": "Tx AlonzoEra",
"description": "",
"cborHex": "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"
}
```
Using `cardano-cli` and `cardano-node` version `cardano-cli 1.35.0`.
Anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks!
Edit: Just found a similar [Why might I be getting this MissingVKeyWitnessesUTXOW error? - #2 by ADAfrog](https://forum.cardano.org/t/why-might-i-be-getting-this-missingvkeywitnessesutxow-error/39535/2). I’ll try to follow the solution and report back here the results
Edit2: I’m still trying to understand how to fix this… the command I used to sign the transaction was the following:
```auto
cardano-cli transaction sign \
--tx-body-file tx.raw \
--signing-key-file payment.skey \
--signing-key-file $HOME/cold-keys/node.skey \
--signing-key-file stake.skey \
--mainnet \
--out-file tx.signed
```
---
### Author:  [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)
#### Post date: [16 July 2022 21:23 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830/2 "2022-07-16T21:23:27Z")
hi,
Usually is something wrong with the skey files.
Try to perform a simple transaction… to send 1 ADA out of the wallet… it is working?
Other topics
[https://forum.cardano.org/search?q=MissingVKeyWitnessesUTXOW](https://forum.cardano.org/search?q=MissingVKeyWitnessesUTXOW)
Cheers,
---
### Author:  [@KingTChoka](https://forum.cardano.org/u/KingTChoka)
#### Post date: [16 July 2022 21:28 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830/3 "2022-07-16T21:28:33Z")
Thanks @Alexd1985.
I’ve never peformed a simple transaction before, do you have any quick pointer tips of the commands to do so? (currently trying to read up on it, might take a while)
---
### Author:  [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)
#### Post date: [16 July 2022 21:29 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830/4 "2022-07-16T21:29:46Z")
> **[Submitting a Simple Transaction](https://www.coincashew.com/coins/overview-ada/guide-how-to-build-a-haskell-stakepool-node/part-v-tips/submitting-a-simple-transaction)**
---
### Author:  [@KingTChoka](https://forum.cardano.org/u/KingTChoka)
#### Post date: [16 July 2022 21:38 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830/5 "2022-07-16T21:38:56Z")
OK It submitted, but my `Total ADA Balance` amount still remained the same (I sent 1 ADA following that guide) so i don’t think it actually went through…?
```auto
$ cardano-cli transaction submit \
> --tx-file tx.signed \
> --mainnet
Transaction successfully submitted.
```
---
### Author:  [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)
#### Post date: [16 July 2022 23:20 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830/6 "2022-07-16T23:20:44Z")
hmm, same, the node is 100% synced?
also can u check the destination wallet? Received 1 ADA ? If yes is from the same address u have inside payment.addr file? It is possible to have more wallets file and u somehow mixed the files?
---
### Author:  [@KingTChoka](https://forum.cardano.org/u/KingTChoka)
#### Post date: [16 July 2022 23:30 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830/7 "2022-07-16T23:30:09Z")
1. Yes, my node is synced.
2. Uhh, here’s the destination address when queried:
```auto
cardano-cli query utxo \
> --address ${destinationAddress} \
> --mainnet
TxHash TxIx Amount
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
06b94f962dfe7a1f56f5f024d82947de09e9e2e1581dcd877336ebbe035bc422 1 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
0dbab401977525ab7e1929ea81d5f056d25eb8b74e22b34b1677851550dc1372 1 1000001 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
1115f8f3a847a15007745b8b62d8a79a42b30acc6d3125afaf846fe5726e68a8 0 30000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
11e3d223d2153e1d5b0b215ad8e59e5d71c97ae048a8099825597afd134e6325 1 1000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
1447cf2775bbfa6400ccf32438d105a32c78a1a5ec41eb0df639d5a6e591c032 1 3000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
15b2daef480d09d4fbe6e0f5e67cd9c1f2616e296d55db41f253b5f482a3bfac 0 2000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
16bb4c3482c1ae10168be086cd30fabeef9fd9c01239d292ceb9881f9c32fd37 0 5000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
16cfc5f23c3439c6b9ac48410f72764057b28093dcd4390363fb6f775d423232 1 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
1754fd21d1217a430e704b9278a1700a839bc5ec30026bb15fcd5928144776e8 1 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
1ac04518d71e52865bbc6c3b1f121c53eed4630651d5877062cfc69b852293df 1 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
1daf3656d3dbfa34f9a355159e7a1ed5bae2b3a8adafabfaa3f9248ab0cb7ead 0 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
21d2f437e773a9692b99f2f5a9bc4ded417e92c8136499fbdbf583d8b488c695 0 1989968 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
25d64e8dbefa6c92309e8ff3288824e3dbe78ff4ef5f76d3cc58704e5493b182 1 1031300 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
315ad770b8779839f8fe16de9e727a1b85be67fa668e90c7bd1d44f0c94e729a 0 1000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
3b52a13a610025245b56e85de7284f2526de0e0c6ff9b63e88749f465200aaa8 1 1000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
3f634672bb3a6970b92a7d5a4924e6d78b0792c31e91664b3002fd57f978fdbf 0 90000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
545817941eb9e9e1d30f9e078ba45ed91baa02cb0492b4dc9121917e40507fff 1 511624216 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
545ac516d3ab2a3d26fa61603dbba01cd1a0227f123cc42a4a552055587488d5 1 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
5906d95a97b41b4bee347ba43f55cc4f7cd06ed4cf92b871b07b7c02bb63111b 1 1300000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
5d19bac5d4e80598da485793f3e4ee9f3ce5b335da87c8ec2cfe04c55ec54611 1 1010000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
5d9752d2b0cbc0eec07d806a1c7c1e4ada0cbee871eb278e0177cfa348b7d0a1 0 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
674a7c5113cbd5f257367bf621cd2dde69ec10384811236a5f49ac7a48eb4a48 0 1390000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
740f4f2dbd35e93cf633d14bb145d572fac09f2d9f6f8db7a5a731280396fb5b 0 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
8463f0d33361876dcf1f3fdd61c026684f6aa1ef64cada72f0c4ef177562153a 1 1330003 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
89439e0ca335e79abebd653317e3cd7c66b59f0d274c62ac969b9e89394eb5b4 1 1000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
8959d551ebddc9aa560770cd5f83daaeba320323e6f0f71e1077ef74588fdb05 18 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
930f6e4b1aa0b23e359604a4797462abea8e68c8b40ded68f9c1ea9cf8d3c20f 0 200000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
987a3ef7cd07e2a8ffd51a7b85dd8e6a4a3a788baff0671da4ae32a30a1157f2 0 20000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
9f176e4139b685cf781bd26b55bc3d9f88397f4ed2c873e6af549b327e535b81 0 50000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
a0ef4e8ac9820f8eba2eb29077985fd0f0a05adcadaddcfeac4367c286d8c21e 1 1000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
a3526ee40b9e0dffe6f5bcaca425b7003606c485a62f3d74a8474ed995532f1e 1 1000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
a51b80e959a510998d28da8474d66a750e928a8cffcbf8c4f43de14ae6c74215 1 111000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
af8392867fd77282dbdaa7c4cd035ae43986bddbc9271c84795e59bddcc20d98 0 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
b65cbf0a28ab941b7eb1faa37c3eb6487d80a84e0582cda6df0e81cf581524cb 1 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
b66883a64a565db8f5bc328c9b1b66851ee8f55af8d455f0c9d5882fae3e78b0 1 1000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
b726242a86b11c681707c8f0ef657e50a17f6c9c17f81e98ea95d7ab70cda9b8 0 5000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
b80fa6b5c6cfa85fce6e63f8e64a2a6ff4b724b0fd8152ff30e6a1ffbd99263d 0 5000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
b86dca7dc38538d87508aa93ef78b3f5d8e412ddb386f13c933483eebc0b5367 0 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
bd707cbb4f90888d2777a8cf30031e34fbb50f163d0e8737b4356ea1de90fed9 1 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
c42f23108ecde45d60ca075f319bc0ba99d800ca8e632e409bf87243626ed5a6 1 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
c668e611a73e71c235f86ba8a7c85d78c47f384650389127f0cc93ebdd334f39 1 1111000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
cd5ad45bcd475977505787ca8eed6890398ac6a22c2a27decd2d5c4bd012950e 1 10000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
d134331361bc6ac6fd301a1ceaa671fbe3b26d4873dae5193e048ec0ef3a3e34 1 500000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
d3badb969d4fd81a578d3d70d1a1aa5828eb1d26c52f2e06ca55848efc357f5c 0 5000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
daed11a87b846eb123f4c153a725b20f45632c082bcf9552bdc78fcdfabd88d5 1 1331000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
dee487edb27c3081a145c49c3e90296e4d5b312984e3629778e313ba8940cf76 1 100000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
dfe8269f216118269b09856957d8f3e43628a7d85c201df1794eb14c194652ed 0 5000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
e58b78371bb5a09d7759097464ddbfa16136b9547b62464b1f23c2954207ba00 1 100000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
e6a48131db7f84b4b3e5a07d878d57e58bc238a03dc22201c9f99ccd863aa55c 0 100000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
e7631d922996ec9e7572e4ba04f05265dff09c45ae421c721f60029d15c596c4 1 1000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
eb8235123bba47417b43481f8db60716bd5ba7bcbc3cf79482b3581daea15be9 1 1001000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
ec38ad4afcc0b8c5653df5c8fc66b1ff9e4f36de9d997af4571cb145b7bedc92 1 1001001 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
fea91b7c50adfb82527cffa61e6537c24fb9eea5d24d809e6ae5d6c669ecb240 0 1000000 lovelace + TxOutDatumNone
```
My `payment.addr` file starts with `addr1....` and the first column of the query result is `TxHash` so I’m not sure how to confirm if one of those transactions came from me or not
> It is possible to have more wallets file and u somehow mixed the files?
I don’t think so, under my cold-keys folder I only have 1 `payment.addr`, `payment.skey`, and `payment.vkey` among my other cold-keys 😕
UPDATE: @Alexd1985 So i just checked my wallet balance again, and indeed the 1 ADA did go through (it’s 1 ADA shorter now), so submitting a transaction seemd to have worked successfully.
I’m going to retry and create a registration cert one more time and see if it’s still erroring out.
UPDATE2: Yup, submitting the signed transaction still errors out.
---
### Author:  [@KingTChoka](https://forum.cardano.org/u/KingTChoka)
#### Post date: [17 July 2022 00:06 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830/8 "2022-07-17T00:06:33Z")
Ok so here was the command submitting the one simple transaction (successfully transferred 1 ADA out):
```auto
cardano-cli transaction sign \
--tx-body-file tx.raw \
--signing-key-file payment.skey \
--mainnet \
--out-file tx.signed
```
And here is the command submitting for registering the certificate (produced the `MissingVKeyWitnessesUTXOW` error:
```auto
cardano-cli transaction sign \
--tx-body-file tx.raw \
--signing-key-file payment.skey \
--signing-key-file $HOME/cold-keys/node.skey \
--signing-key-file stake.skey \
--mainnet \
--out-file tx.signed
```
The suspected culprit is therefore either the `node.skey` or `stake.skey`, and I’m not sure exactly how to debug or figure out which is causing the error.
---
### Author:  [@KingTChoka](https://forum.cardano.org/u/KingTChoka)
#### Post date: [17 July 2022 02:09 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830/9 "2022-07-17T02:09:36Z")
UPDATE: Ok so I found my original backup disk with the original keys and i’ve confirmed that:
1. `payment.skey` is the same and unmodified
2. `stake.skey` is the same and unmodified
3. `node.skey` is DIFFERENT!
At this point, I’m not sure what to do but at least I found the culprit…?
But I still dont’ understand how `node.skey` is linked to the `payment` and `stake` keys… is it?
Is it safe to just recreate a set of new `node` keys, and then re-create the `operational cert` and `pool cert` from it? I don’t see how the node keys relate to the `payment` and `stake` keys
---
### Author:  [@KingTChoka](https://forum.cardano.org/u/KingTChoka)
#### Post date: [17 July 2022 03:28 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830/10 "2022-07-17T03:28:48Z")
[SOLVED]
Finally figured it out, the signed transaction for the registration cert finally went through…
The issue was my `node` keys were mismatched!
`node.vkey` - original
`node.skey` - new
This whole time I thought they were the pair that belonged with eachother, but after finding my original `node` keys and comparing, I realized that the `node.skey` was a different one, and probably overwritten the original one.
Solution: I replaced all my `node` keys with my original one (from my backup flash drive), re-ran the steps to register the stake pool, and now it finally worked!!!
---
### Author:  [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)
#### Post date: [17 July 2022 06:54 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830/11 "2022-07-17T06:54:20Z")
Perfect, then it means the node.skey was somehow corrupted… always keep a bkp
Cheers,
---
### Author:  [@Andrew\_CSPHD](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Andrew_CSPHD)
#### Post date: [29 June 2024 20:09 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/solved-cannot-submit-transaction-missingvkeywitnessesutxow/104830/12 "2024-06-29T20:09:35Z")
These posts are really life saver.
For some reason, I experienced same case that the node key pair appeared to be mismatched.
I restored the node key pair from my backup flash drive and solved the problem.