# Startup error when starting Etcher 1.4.9

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/startup-error-when-starting-etcher-1-4-9/5129>\
**Category:** balenaEtcher\
**Created:** [January 29, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/startup-error-when-starting-etcher-1-4-9/5129 "2019-01-29T20:09:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![dwfunk4475](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@dwfunk4475](https://forums.balena.io/u/dwfunk4475)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/startup-error-when-starting-etcher-1-4-9/5129/1 "2019-01-29T20:09:51Z")

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Anytime I attempt to run Etcher I get this error:

 ![9x64-a](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/balena/original/2X/6/62a620713137ba213ad151267aa2da281ab0f63c.jpeg)

What’s causing this? I first reported this on github with version 1.20, it’s still here!