# "Invalid Verification Code" when setting up 2FA

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/invalid-verification-code-when-setting-up-2fa/822293
**Category:** General Discussions
**Tags:** account
**Created:** [December 11, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/invalid-verification-code-when-setting-up-2fa/822293 "2022-12-11T11:29:13Z")
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### Author: ![sacksn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@sacksn](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sacksn)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/invalid-verification-code-when-setting-up-2fa/822293/1 "2022-12-11T11:29:13Z")

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In ref to [this thread](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trying-to-enable-2fa-but-getting-invalid-verification-code-message/806637) which is now closed, I am getting the same issue.  
Steps to reproduce:

1. enable 2FA
2. use the key and add to password manager client (e.g. lastpass, bitwarden, etc)
3. enter the newly generated TOTP code
4. receive error saying “ **Invalid Verification Code** ”

Same issue occurs when scanning QR code to create the TOTP code at step 2.

 ![tempsnip](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/b/7/c/b7cd9d6f14d87e9d9632c7c826b1232f8e9da159.png)

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### Author: ![kazz3r24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kazz3r24/32/86318_2.png) [@kazz3r24](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kazz3r24)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/invalid-verification-code-when-setting-up-2fa/822293/2 "2022-12-11T12:20:22Z")

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I personally use Bitwarden for 2FA and had to wait for a fresh number to generate before it would accept it.

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### Author: ![sacksn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@sacksn](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sacksn)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/invalid-verification-code-when-setting-up-2fa/822293/3 "2022-12-14T04:02:33Z")

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tried it again and that worked.

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### Author: ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/invalid-verification-code-when-setting-up-2fa/822293/4 "2023-03-14T04:02:56Z")

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