# X_TEST_STUB_UNANSWERED

## Means

a stubbed primitive was called before any answer was scripted

## Typical cause

stub(target) replaced the body, and the code under test called it before .returns() or .throws() said what to answer

## Fix

`const stubbed = await stub(publishPost); stubbed.returns(<output>) — or .throws(new YourError(...)) — before the code under test runs`

[Testing](/error-codes#testing)