# StakeUnavailable (/docs/errors/chain/StakeUnavailable)

An unstake would dip into stake that is still locked: the requested alpha exceeds the coldkey's unlocked balance on that subnet. Check the `Lock` entry for the coldkey and netuid; only total stake minus the decaying locked mass can be unstaked.

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 StakeUnavailable`.