# RootNetworkDoesNotExist (/docs/errors/chain/RootNetworkDoesNotExist)

Root registration or root stake claiming found no root network in chain state, which only happens on misconfigured or freshly bootstrapped chains. Verify netuid 0 exists in `NetworksAdded`.

Declared by the `SubtensorModule` pallet; it classifies to the semantic code [`subnet_not_exists`](/docs/errors/subnet-not-exists).

## Remediation [#remediation]

Use an existing netuid; `btcli subnets list` shows valid ones

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