# Taurus :Farmer didn't sign reward. Key

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**Created:** [April 25, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/taurus-farmer-didnt-sign-reward-key/4790 "2025-04-25T00:00:56Z")\
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VER:subspace-node-ubuntu-x86\_64-skylake-taurus-2025-apr-22

Using cluster mode, a single node with links exceeding 500TB SSD plot

ERROR Consensus: sc\_consensus\_subspace::slot\_worker: Failed to submit vote slot=13097231 error=Failed to sign: Farmer didn’t sign reward. Key:  
[cluster.txt](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/uploads/short-url/fP44KmlsKgxUEKr47xRh3BFyxN9.txt) (8.1 KB)  
[Farmer didn’t sign reward. Key-node.txt](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/uploads/short-url/hG2A8FtOdRU3RgC0wBAxLnlTOMW.txt) (8.8 KB)  
[cluster.txt](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/uploads/short-url/fP44KmlsKgxUEKr47xRh3BFyxN9.txt) (8.1 KB)  
[prometheus.txt](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/uploads/short-url/lN3xdUTxqSJdwZx1GcV0QahCIn1.txt) (15.0 KB)  
[Failed to submit XDM[RelayResponseMessage.txt](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/uploads/short-url/hfrKCkccqFofgTXXsn2TKr63V3R.txt) (8.3 KB)

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The only reference I can find to this message is [in Discord](https://discord.com/channels/864285291518361610/1062507270539321485/1316310554398163014).

> Might be caused by farmer being too slow to sign a reward for some reason or disconnecting from NATS if in the cluster

It sounds like you may be approaching the limit of the hardware. Can you explain a bit more about the server spec please? How many farms is that 500TB spread across? How do you have the cluster spread out (which components are on shared boxes). Help us build up a picture of your cluster topology and resource usage. Thanks.