# Could not communicate with fleet-server Checking API will retry **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Tags:** fleet\ **Created:** [February 18, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-communicate-with-fleet-server-checking-api-will-retry/297629 "2022-02-18T16:58:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dulanjana\_Lakmal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dulanjana_lakmal/32/101996_2.png) [@Dulanjana\_Lakmal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dulanjana_Lakmal)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-communicate-with-fleet-server-checking-api-will-retry/297629/1 "2022-02-18T16:58:23Z")
We have Could not communicate with the fleet-server Checking API will retry following error can you help for this ![error elk](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/c/3cb73f2c09908802050dd9d0656a86b0f573f2dd.png) ---
**Author:** ![Julia\_Bardi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/julia_bardi/32/79463_2.png) [@Julia\_Bardi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Julia_Bardi)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-communicate-with-fleet-server-checking-api-will-retry/297629/2 "2022-02-21T07:58:25Z")
Hi! From the error message it looks like a HTTP/HTTPS mismatch. Could you give the commands that you used to start fleet-server and agent? Was the intention to start them both on HTTP or HTTPS? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/could-not-communicate-with-fleet-server-checking-api-will-retry/297629/3 "2022-03-21T07:58:57Z")
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