# NewHotKeyNotCleanForRootSwap (/docs/errors/chain/NewHotKeyNotCleanForRootSwap)

The destination hotkey has pending root claimable dividends, non-zero root stake, or root-claimed history, so root accounting cannot merge safely. Check `RootClaimable` and root-subnet stake for the new hotkey; claim or clear them, or use a fresh hotkey.

Declared by the `SubtensorModule` pallet; it classifies to the semantic code [`invalid_argument`](/docs/errors/invalid-argument).

## Remediation [#remediation]

Check the argument values against the operation schema

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