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title: Plugin update fails after licence is corrected
description: After support confirms your licence is sorted, a HomeRunner plugin update can still fail if WordPress is working from a stale cached list of available…
url: "https://homerunner.io/docs/how-do-i-fix-the-homerunner-plugin-update-error-after-my-license-is-corrected/"
updated: "2026-10-26"
category: Setup and plugins
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# Plugin update fails after licence is corrected

After support confirms your licence is sorted, a HomeRunner plugin update can still fail if WordPress is working from a stale cached list of available updates.

**Why this happens.** WordPress caches its list of available updates for around 12 hours. If you only reload the page, you may see the correct **Upgrade Now** button while the update itself still fails from the stale cache. Clicking **Save License** re-checks your licence against the HomeRunner server and refreshes that cached list.

**What to do.**

1. In the WordPress admin, go to **HomeRunner → License & Updates**.
2. Leave the licence key field exactly as it is and click **Save License**. Use **Save License** rather than just reloading the page.
3. Check that you see 'License activated'.
4. Update the plugin as normal from the **Plugins** screen.

Still stuck? [Contact the HomeRunner team](https://homerunner.io/contact/) with your site address and what you tried, and we take it from there.