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# 🩺 How to Check Your Validator's Health and Unjail It (If Needed)

If you are running a QIE validator, it's important to regularly check its health status. Validators can sometimes get **jailed** for issues like being offline (downtime) or double-signing. This guide explains how to check your validator's status and what to do if it gets jailed.

## ✅ How to Check If Your Validator Is Jailed or Active

* Open this page in your browser:\
  👉 <https://mainnet.qie.digital/validators>
* Scroll through the list to **find your validator**.&#x20;
* Click on your validator’s name to view details.
* On the validator's page, you’ll see information such as:
  * **Rank**
  * **Description**
  * **Commission Rate**
  * **Max Commission**
  * **Validator Address**
  * **Website**
  * **Status** (in the top-right corner)
* Look at the **Status**:
  * If it says **Active** – ✅ your validator is healthy and participating in consensus.
  * If it says **Jailed** – ⚠️ your validator has been jailed and is not currently active.

## Why a Validator Might Be Jailed

### A validator can be jailed for the following reasons:

* **Downtime** (most common):\
  This happens if your validator doesn't sign enough blocks (i.e., it's offline too often).
  * **Penalty**: 0.01% of your total staked amount
  * **Jail Duration**: 1 hour
* **Double Signing** (rare, but serious):\
  This means your validator signed two different blocks at the same height, which is considered malicious.
  * **Penalty**: 5% of your total staked amount
  * **You may not be able to unjail** if double-signing is detected.

> ℹ️ **In most cases**, validators are jailed due to downtime — often caused by network or server issues.

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## 🔓 How to Unjail Your Validator (After Downtime)

If your validator was jailed due to downtime and the 1-hour jail period has passed, you can manually unjail it by following these steps:

**1. Run the unjail command:**

```
qied tx slashing unjail \
--from validator \
--chain-id qie_1990-1 \
--home "$HOME/.qieMainnetNode" \
--gas auto \
--gas-adjustment 1.5 \
--gas-prices 10000000000aqie \
--yes
```

📌 Make sure to replace `validator` with your **wallet name or key name** associated with the validator.

**2. Wait for Transaction Confirmation**

* After running the command, you'll receive a **transaction hash (tx hash)**.
* Wait **5–10 minutes** for the network to process it.

**3. Verify Your Validator Status Again**

* Go back to <https://mainnet.qie.digital/validators>
* Search for your validator again.
* Confirm that the **status has changed from "Jailed" to "Active"**.

## 🛡️ Final Tips

* Always monitor your validator to avoid getting jailed.
* Set up alerts or monitoring tools if possible.
* Keep your node software and infrastructure stable and up to date.