# Wallet crashes when I enter passphrase

**URL:** <https://discourse.peercoin-library.org/t/wallet-crashes-when-i-enter-passphrase/6625>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 30, 2017, 7:51am UTC](https://discourse.peercoin-library.org/t/wallet-crashes-when-i-enter-passphrase/6625 "2017-11-30T07:51:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![lxs02464](https://discourse.peercoin-library.org/user_avatar/discourse.peercoin-library.org/lxs02464/32/1357_2.png) [@lxs02464](https://discourse.peercoin-library.org/u/lxs02464)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 7:51am UTC](https://discourse.peercoin-library.org/t/wallet-crashes-when-i-enter-passphrase/6625/1 "2017-11-30T07:51:59Z")

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So after updating the client I tried using my old wallet.dat file, but each time I put in my passphrase either  
through client or console it gives me this messege.

 ![](https://discourse.peercoin-library.org/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0fc8dbe1ce18c8c3921f1bf32d90d0bca94cff6f.png)

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**Author:** ![lxs02464](https://discourse.peercoin-library.org/user_avatar/discourse.peercoin-library.org/lxs02464/32/1357_2.png) [@lxs02464](https://discourse.peercoin-library.org/u/lxs02464)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.peercoin-library.org/t/wallet-crashes-when-i-enter-passphrase/6625/2 "2017-11-30T21:01:23Z")

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I downloaded the old client and opened the wallet from there, so I could dump my private key and imported it to the new client. All seems to work now.