Title: Scan doesn't complete
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Scan doesn't complete

 *  Resolved [asaracena](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asaracena/)
 * (@asaracena)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-doesnt-complete/)
 * Got this error:
    Scan Engine Error: Wordfence could not start a scan because 
   the cron key does not match the saved key. Saved: 11fe2e4fd43b8bf620f6589 Sent:
   614790cf1939c7f2130bd98b Current unexploded: 1428738090,11fe2e4fd43b8bf620f6589
 * What does that mean? How can I fix it? Seems that WordFence is still picking 
   up issues but I don’t feel comfortable that the scan doesn’t complete.
 * Thanks!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/)

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 *  [WFBrian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfbrian/)
 * (@wfbrian)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-doesnt-complete/#post-6005628)
 * Hi,
 * The first place to start is this article. Also, make sure you meet the system
   requirements. Especially, the memory requirements.
 * [https://support.wordfence.com/support/solutions/articles/1000011129-my-scans-don-t-finish-what-can-i-do-](https://support.wordfence.com/support/solutions/articles/1000011129-my-scans-don-t-finish-what-can-i-do-)
 * -Brian
 *  Thread Starter [asaracena](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asaracena/)
 * (@asaracena)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-doesnt-complete/#post-6005641)
 * Increasing the maximum time for each stage worked perfectly. Thank you so much
   Brian!

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 * [cron key](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/cron-key/)
 * [incomplete](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/incomplete/)
 * [scan](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/scan/)
 * [Scan Engine Error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/scan-engine-error/)

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 * Last reply from: [asaracena](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asaracena/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-doesnt-complete/#post-6005641)
 * Status: resolved