# X_NODE_IMPORT_PIN_STALE

## Means

a package is pinned above the number of unexplained `node:` imports it actually has

## Typical cause

`why:` lines were written and the pin was not lowered, so the ratchet holds slack the next unexplained import would spend for free

## Fix

`bun run scripts/node-imports.ts --unpin <pkg>` — it only lowers, never raises

[CLI and verify](/error-codes#cli-and-verify)