# HotKeyAlreadyDelegate (/docs/errors/chain/HotKeyAlreadyDelegate)

`become_delegate` was called for a hotkey that is already a delegate. Check the `Delegates` storage for the hotkey; if it has a take entry it is already delegating and no action is needed.

Declared by the `SubtensorModule` pallet; it classifies to the semantic code [`already_exists`](/docs/errors/already-exists).

## Remediation [#remediation]

The object or state already exists; treat the goal as met or pick a different target

The same explanation is available in the terminal: `btcli explain HotKeyAlreadyDelegate`.