# X_JOB_NOT_PROMOTABLE

## Means

the job is not waiting on its run time

## Typical cause

x jobs promote or promote() was asked for a job that is not waiting on a clock: an unknown id, a job already due, running or finished, or one suspended in a step.sleep — whose wake time is the step record, not the row

## Fix

`x jobs show <id> --json`

[Jobs](/error-codes#jobs)