# Forge connect key changes causes deploy/install errors

**URL:** <https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/forge-connect-key-changes-causes-deploy-install-errors/51817>\
**Category:** Forge\
**Tags:** forge-deploy, forge-connect, jira-cloud\
**Created:** [September 8, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/forge-connect-key-changes-causes-deploy-install-errors/51817 "2021-09-08T11:13:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![OndejMedek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/atlassiandeveloper/user_avatar/community.developer.atlassian.com/ondejmedek/32/42527_2.png) [@OndejMedek](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/OndejMedek)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/forge-connect-key-changes-causes-deploy-install-errors/51817/1 "2021-09-08T11:13:44Z")

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I am trying to make `jira:jiraEntityProperties` work with Forge app, so fiddling with `manifest.yml` (according to [Trying to get search for an issue property set by a customfield in Forge](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/trying-to-get-search-for-an-issue-property-set-by-a-customfield-in-forge/46565/) but without success yet). I have observed:

- When an app has been deployed with `app.connect`, then removing `app.connect` later causes deploy error.
- When an app has been deployed with a certain `app.connect.key`, then changing the `app.connect.key` causes:
  - `forge unistall` fails. I have to uninstall with the old `app.connect.key`.
  - Deploy is OK, but `forge install` fails with the changed `app.connect.key`.

So, my app must have the same `app.connect.key` forever (it cannot be removed, too). I miss some feature how to completely wipe out the DEVELOPMENT deployment, so I can start with the app from the scratch.

**Update:** I have deleted my app in [Log in with Atlassian account](https://developer.atlassian.com/console/) (Settings - Delepe app), then re-registered the app by `forge register` (got new `app.id`) and then deploy + install went OK.

Just the `forge register` has deleted `app.connect` part of my `manifest.yml`.

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**Author:** ![jhazelwood](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/atlassiandeveloper/user_avatar/community.developer.atlassian.com/jhazelwood/32/44414_2.png) [@jhazelwood](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/jhazelwood)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/forge-connect-key-changes-causes-deploy-install-errors/51817/2 "2021-09-09T01:02:15Z")

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Hi @OndejMedek ,

Thanks for trying out connect-on-forge. The inability to change the key is a known limitation that we’re working on right now. You can follow [this ticket](https://ecosystem.atlassian.net/browse/FRGE-372) for updates.

The fix should also enable you to remove the `app.connect.key` (assuming you don’t have any connect modules).