# Number of hours to be disqualified

**URL:** <https://forum.storj.io/t/number-of-hours-to-be-disqualified/23654>\
**Category:** FAQ\
**Tags:** downtime, disqualification\
**Created:** [September 1, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/number-of-hours-to-be-disqualified/23654 "2023-09-01T14:14:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Egaria](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/egaria/32/1122_2.png) [@Egaria](https://forum.storj.io/u/Egaria)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/number-of-hours-to-be-disqualified/23654/1 "2023-09-01T14:14:21Z")

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Good morning,

I didn’t really understand the total number of hours to be DQ, someone could tell me the total number of hours in the month to be DQ

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**Author:** ![Roberto](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/roberto/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Roberto](https://forum.storj.io/u/Roberto)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/number-of-hours-to-be-disqualified/23654/2 "2023-09-01T14:24:07Z")

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My nodes were offline for like 14 days straight and got suspended, not disqualified, and then gradually I got back above 60% and entry was back

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**Author:** ![Egaria](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/egaria/32/1122_2.png) [@Egaria](https://forum.storj.io/u/Egaria)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/number-of-hours-to-be-disqualified/23654/3 "2023-09-01T14:35:07Z")

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> **[Why is my node disqualified?](https://support.storj.io/hc/en-us/articles/4403035941780-Why-is-my-node-disqualified-)**
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> Node disqualification is designed to protect customers' data from being lost or getting altered. It's an edge action when the node become unreliable or malicious.
> Disqualifications are permanent an...

Because in this link I see 30 days

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**Author:** ![pcresumen](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/pcresumen/32/1122_2.png) [@pcresumen](https://forum.storj.io/u/pcresumen)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/number-of-hours-to-be-disqualified/23654/4 "2023-09-01T14:47:02Z")

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Hello @Egaria,

you are suspended when you drop 60% online which is approximately 12-15 days. If you are offline past 30 days, your online score will be 0% then that’s when the node is disqualified