# InsufficientAlphaBalance (/docs/errors/chain/InsufficientAlphaBalance)

A stake decrease asked to debit more alpha than the hotkey-coldkey pair holds on that subnet. Compare the requested amount against the pair's current stake on the netuid (`btcli stake list` or the `Alpha` storage entry).

Declared by the `SubtensorModule` pallet; it classifies to the semantic code [`insufficient_balance`](/docs/errors/insufficient-balance).

## Remediation [#remediation]

Fund the signing account or reduce the amount; check with `btcli wallet balance`

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