# Sometimes the "Increment number" action doesn't work

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/sometimes-the-increment-number-action-doesnt-work/62645>\
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**Created:** [June 11, 2023, 9:20am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/sometimes-the-increment-number-action-doesnt-work/62645 "2023-06-11T09:20:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![gabovsergej](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/gabovsergej/32/60273_2.png) [@gabovsergej](https://community.glideapps.com/u/gabovsergej)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 9:20am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/sometimes-the-increment-number-action-doesnt-work/62645/1 "2023-06-11T09:20:46Z")

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Hi! There is a problem with the “Increment number” action. I have a chain of actions attached to the button, where the second and third steps are “Increment number”. The third step is Increment number 1, and the second step is the calculated value from the table. When you click the button, the third step always works correctly, but the second step often does not work - the increment does not happen. Can you tell me what this problem may be related to?

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**Author:** ![gabovsergej](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/gabovsergej/32/60273_2.png) [@gabovsergej](https://community.glideapps.com/u/gabovsergej)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/sometimes-the-increment-number-action-doesnt-work/62645/2 "2023-06-11T10:32:00Z")

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Found a solution to the problem. I put a delay of 5 seconds before the action. Although the action uses the previous value from the cell with increment, but for my task it is not critical.