# Rename flow - flow no longer starting from other flow **URL:** \ **Category:** Flows\ **Created:** [December 9, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883 "2020-12-09T13:43:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Niels\_Veldman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/niels_veldman/32/31632_2.png) [@Niels\_Veldman](https://community.homey.app/u/Niels_Veldman)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883/1 "2020-12-09T13:43:05Z")
Hi, When a rename a flow, this flow is no longer started from another flow .Is there something I am doing wrong? Or does Athom link flows by Name? I hope it’s linked with a GUID or something, so that when you change the name its’ still linked. ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883/2 "2020-12-09T13:51:52Z")
How did you rename it? From the web editor, it doesn’t matter if I rename a flow, it still works when called from another flow. ---
**Author:** ![Niels\_Veldman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/niels_veldman/32/31632_2.png) [@Niels\_Veldman](https://community.homey.app/u/Niels_Veldman)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883/3 "2020-12-09T14:15:23Z")
In the Android app. Example, Flow 1: When --\> This flow has started Then --\> Start a flow (item = Flow 2) Flow 2: When --\> This flow has started Then --\> SimpleLog - Add to Log Open Flow 1 , Test flow, then I get a new log in SimpleLog Then I rename **Flow 2** to **Flow ABCD**. Open Flow 1, under ‘Then’ it still shows ‘Start Flow 2’ It;s no longer called Flow 2. Then we I test Flow 1, there is no new log. @robertklep When you rename a flow, does the original flow show the new name? ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883/4 "2020-12-09T14:18:15Z")
> [@Niels\_Veldman](#): > > @robertklep When you rename a flow, does the original flow show the new name? No, it keeps showing the old name. I just tried on iOS, and it keeps on working when I rename the second flow. Are you using the experimental v5 firmware? I’m still on v4 so perhaps it’s related to that. ---
**Author:** ![Niels\_Veldman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/niels_veldman/32/31632_2.png) [@Niels\_Veldman](https://community.homey.app/u/Niels_Veldman)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883/5 "2020-12-09T14:42:18Z")
No, I’m also still on v4. I’ll try again once I’m on v5. If it doesn’t work then, I’ll create a Support ticket. @robertklep thanks for your time! ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883/6 "2020-12-09T14:52:35Z")
One thing you can try (to rule out it’s an issue with the Android app) is to use the [web editor](https://flow.homey.app/) to see if the problem persists. ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883/7 "2020-12-09T15:04:23Z")
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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883/8 "2020-12-09T15:05:02Z")
2016 (and it also mentions activating/deactivating while we’re talking about starting) 😛 And like I said: I can’t reproduce the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883/9 "2020-12-09T15:08:42Z")
Flow works for me in flow dot homey dot app. Name does not change tho. Think we did not have start a flow back in 2016? ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883/10 "2020-12-09T15:11:31Z")
I don’t know if the post was specific to activate/deactivate or not, I don’t go back (with Homey) that long 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Adrian\_Rockall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/adrian_rockall/32/13209_2.png) [@Adrian\_Rockall](https://community.homey.app/u/Adrian_Rockall)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883/11 "2020-12-10T11:58:11Z")
I reported the ‘renaming not updating references’ problem 2 years ago. But I don’t see the problem of it not running the renamed flow either. ---
**Author:** ![Heronimus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/heronimus/32/3564_2.png) [@Heronimus](https://community.homey.app/u/Heronimus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883/12 "2021-03-17T11:59:09Z")
Tried renaming a flow via the webinterface, it doesn’t rename the corresponding START FLOW cards. Although the flow process is still working, it’s very confusing. ---
**Author:** ![Elmar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/elmar/32/131852_2.png) [@Elmar](https://community.homey.app/u/Elmar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/rename-flow-flow-no-longer-starting-from-other-flow/38883/13 "2021-03-19T15:13:32Z")
I agree, hopefully this will be fixed