# \[slm\] Snapshots are just ignored when scheduled, but manual \_execute works

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/slm-snapshots-are-just-ignored-when-scheduled-but-manual-execute-works/321429>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** slm-snapshot-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [December 16, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/slm-snapshots-are-just-ignored-when-scheduled-but-manual-execute-works/321429 "2022-12-16T19:14:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![stouch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stouch/32/99470_2.png) [@stouch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stouch)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/slm-snapshots-are-just-ignored-when-scheduled-but-manual-execute-works/321429/5 "2022-12-30T13:28:18Z")

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I spent hours on this, thank you so much.

Your solution worked for us ( GET /\_slm/status was returning STOPPED ...)

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