# Cert issuer error not enough satoshis with Bitcoin Core wallet - URGENT! **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [November 10, 2017, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/cert-issuer-error-not-enough-satoshis-with-bitcoin-core-wallet-urgent/521 "2017-11-10T12:51:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nikolak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikolak](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/nikolak)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/cert-issuer-error-not-enough-satoshis-with-bitcoin-core-wallet-urgent/521/1 "2017-11-10T12:51:12Z")
Dear, I’ve already asked here about problem with satoshis here: [Cert issuer error not enough satoshis](http://community.blockcerts.org/t/cert-issuer-error-not-enough-satoshis/508) According to this thread: [Not enough satoshis? [SOLVED]](http://community.blockcerts.org/t/not-enough-satoshis-solved/244) we have installed Bitcoin Core wallet and created address (transferred money to that address…) But we still get identical error: **bash-4.3# cert-issuer -c conf.ini** **WARNING - Your app is configured to skip the wifi check when the USB is plugged in. Read the documentation to ensure this is what you want, since this is less secure** **INFO - This run will try to issue on the bitcoin\_regtest chain** **INFO - Set cost constants to recommended\_tx\_fee=0.000600,min\_per\_output=0.000028,satoshi\_per\_byte=250** **INFO - Set cost constants to recommended\_tx\_fee=0.000600,min\_per\_output=0.000028,satoshi\_per\_byte=250** **INFO - Processing 38 certificates** **INFO - Processing 38 certificates** **INFO - Processing 38 certificates under work path=/cert-issuer/work** **INFO - Processing 38 certificates under work path=/cert-issuer/work** **WARNING - {‘code’: -5, ‘message’: ‘Invalid Bitcoin address: 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ’}** **WARNING - {‘code’: -5, ‘message’: ‘Invalid Bitcoin address: 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ’}** **WARNING - address 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ has a balance of 0** **WARNING - address 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ has a balance of 0** **INFO - Total cost will be 133500 satoshis** **INFO - Total cost will be 133500 satoshis** **ERROR - Please add 133500 satoshis to the address 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ** **ERROR - Please add 133500 satoshis to the address 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ** **Traceback (most recent call last):** \*\* File “/usr/bin/cert-issuer”, line 11, in \*\* \*\* load\_entry\_point(‘cert-issuer==2.0.11’, ‘console\_scripts’, ‘cert-issuer’)()\*\* \*\* File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cert\_issuer/ **main**.py”, line 17, in cert\_issuer\_main\*\* \*\* issue\_certificates.main(parsed\_config)\*\* \*\* File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cert\_issuer/issue\_certificates.py”, line 52, in main\*\* \*\* return issue(app\_config, certificate\_batch\_handler, transaction\_handler)\*\* \*\* File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cert\_issuer/issue\_certificates.py”, line 30, in issue\*\* \*\* transaction\_handler.ensure\_balance()\*\* \*\* File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cert\_issuer/bitcoin/transaction\_handlers.py”, line 51, in ensure\_balance\*\* \*\* raise InsufficientFundsError(error\_message)\*\* **cert\_issuer.errors.InsufficientFundsError: Please add 133500 satoshis to the address 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ** Please check our conf.ini: **issuing\_address = 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ** **# put your unsigned certificates here for signing. Default is /data/unsigned\_certificates** **unsigned\_certificates\_dir=/cert-issuer/data/unsigned\_certificates** **# signed certificates are the output from the cert signing step; input to the cert issuing step. Default is /data/signed\_certificates** **signed\_certificates\_dir=/cert-issuer/data/signed\_certificates** **# final blockchain certificates output. Default is /data/unsigned\_certificates** **blockchain\_certificates\_dir=/cert-issuer/data/blockchain\_certificates** **# where to store intermediate files, for debugging and checkpointing. Default is /data/work** **work\_dir=/cert-issuer/work** **usb\_name = /cert-issuer/** **key\_file = pk\_issuer.txt** **# which Bitcoin blockchain; regtest is default** **bitcoin\_chain=mainnet** **#bitcoin\_chain=regtest** **# this disables the wifi check, and should only be used recommended during testing** **no\_safe\_mode** **bitcoind = False** Please if you have any suggestion what to do. It is very very urgent, please help! Regards Nikola ---
**Author:** ![Brinkkemper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Brinkkemper](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/Brinkkemper)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/cert-issuer-error-not-enough-satoshis-with-bitcoin-core-wallet-urgent/521/2 "2017-11-10T13:37:10Z")
> INFO - This run will try to issue on the bitcoin\_regtest chain This means that the argument for the mainnet is not properly parsed. Are you using the latest version? If so, you will need to change: bitcoin\_chain=mainnet to: blockchain = bitcoin\_mainnet If you are not using the latest version, you can try and update to it, to see if that works ---
**Author:** ![nikolak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikolak](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/nikolak)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/cert-issuer-error-not-enough-satoshis-with-bitcoin-core-wallet-urgent/521/3 "2017-11-10T14:15:53Z")
Dear, thanks a lot for your quick answer. Yes I’m working with the latest version of cert-issuer and it works with regtest without problems (I get the certificates…). I’ve just tested it with blockchain = bitcoin\_mainnet and still the same error ;(. Please do you have any other clue? Regards Nikola ---
**Author:** ![nikolak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikolak](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/nikolak)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/cert-issuer-error-not-enough-satoshis-with-bitcoin-core-wallet-urgent/521/4 "2017-11-10T17:57:49Z")
It calls mainnet now, but still same error ;( : INFO - T **his run will try to issue on the bitcoin\_mainnet chain** INFO - Set cost constants to recommended\_tx\_fee=0.000600,min\_per\_output=0.000028,satoshi\_per\_byte=250 INFO - Set cost constants to recommended\_tx\_fee=0.000600,min\_per\_output=0.000028,satoshi\_per\_byte=250 INFO - Processing 38 certificates INFO - Processing 38 certificates INFO - Processing 38 certificates under work path=/cert-issuer/work INFO - Processing 38 certificates under work path=/cert-issuer/work WARNING - {‘code’: -5, ‘message’: ‘Invalid Bitcoin address: 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ’} WARNING - {‘code’: -5, ‘message’: ‘Invalid Bitcoin address: 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ’} WARNING - address 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ has a balance of 0 WARNING - address 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ has a balance of 0 INFO - Total cost will be 133500 satoshis INFO - Total cost will be 133500 satoshis ERROR - Please add 133500 satoshis to the address 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ ERROR - Please add 133500 satoshis to the address 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ Traceback (most recent call last): File “/usr/bin/cert-issuer”, line 11, in load\_entry\_point(‘cert-issuer==2.0.11’, ‘console\_scripts’, ‘cert-issuer’)() File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cert\_issuer/ **main**.py”, line 17, in cert\_issuer\_main issue\_certificates.main(parsed\_config) File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cert\_issuer/issue\_certificates.py”, line 52, in main return issue(app\_config, certificate\_batch\_handler, transaction\_handler) File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cert\_issuer/issue\_certificates.py”, line 30, in issue transaction\_handler.ensure\_balance() File “/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cert\_issuer/bitcoin/transaction\_handlers.py”, line 51, in ensure\_balance raise InsufficientFundsError(error\_message) cert\_issuer.errors.InsufficientFundsError: Please add 133500 satoshis to the address 1MgXUUgAv7YpKMHfb8SKyZgmsbpKtteRrZ ---
**Author:** ![kim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.blockcerts.org/kim/32/307_2.png) [@kim](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/kim)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/cert-issuer-error-not-enough-satoshis-with-bitcoin-core-wallet-urgent/521/5 "2017-11-11T02:44:09Z")
I think your installation is inconsistent. I noticed that you have [main.py](http://main.py) in the stack, which doesn’t exist. Try nuking your cert-issuer installation. and if you’re using docker, remove existing images and containers. Somewhere else in this forum I’ve given the commands; otherwise, google will help. ---
**Author:** ![nikolak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikolak](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/nikolak)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 6:54am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/cert-issuer-error-not-enough-satoshis-with-bitcoin-core-wallet-urgent/521/6 "2017-11-11T06:54:52Z")
Dear Kim, thanks for the answer. I’me using docker at Mac (before that we hav stucked at Ubuntu with the same problem). I remove regularly all unnecessary docker instances. I do not know how I had included [main.py](http://main.py) into stuck?! I’ve been used the standard guidance: git clone [https://github.com/blockchain-certificates/cert-issuer.git](https://github.com/blockchain-certificates/cert-issuer.git) && cd cert-issue docker build -t bc/cert-issuer:1.0 . docker run -it bc/cert-issuer:1.0 bash after that I start cert-issuer inside docker with (cert-issuer folder and all unsigned certificates are inside unsigned folder…): cert-issuer -c conf.ini In regtest mode it works without problem than I do not know how to exclude [main.py](http://main.py) from the stuck. It looks like no communication with wallet by API. I do not have any firewall at machine. IS there any log inside docker to check possibe “hidden” errors? Regards Nikola ---
**Author:** ![d.hussain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@d.hussain](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/d.hussain)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/cert-issuer-error-not-enough-satoshis-with-bitcoin-core-wallet-urgent/521/7 "2017-11-13T08:39:49Z")
> [@nikolak](#): > > bitcoind = False I noticed you are using bitcoind = False in your configuration. We faced the same earlier. I have not tried the suggestion [Blockcert on testnet - #10 by kim](http://community.blockcerts.org/t/blockcert-on-testnet/501/10) yet as manual modification worked for us. ---
**Author:** ![nikolak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikolak](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/nikolak)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 11:48am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/cert-issuer-error-not-enough-satoshis-with-bitcoin-core-wallet-urgent/521/8 "2017-11-13T11:48:32Z")
Dear, thanks for your suggestions. At the end it started to work. What I did is next: - installed the latest version of docker (probably not important) - downloaded the latest version from git for any case (probably not importatnt) - build docker without changing any of the files (not included my conf.ini and unsigned certificates) - started docker and set [conf.in](http://conf.in) in /etc/cert-issuer folder together with pk\_issuer.txt file - copied into docker container prepared unsigned certificates - started cert-issuer -c /etc/cert-issuer/conf.ini Probably I’ve made the mistake because I build docker with my conf.ini and prepared unsigned certificates - and started process with my conf.ini inside /cert-issuer folder (I did not use and change /etc/cert-issuer/conf.ini) Probably it was the problem. Thanks again for your support. 🙂 Regards Nikola