# Problem with "When variable \_\_\_\_ initialize or change" component. Anyone else?
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/problem-with-when-variable-initialize-or-change-component-anyone-else/564396
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [April 29, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/problem-with-when-variable-initialize-or-change-component-anyone-else/564396 "2020-04-29T23:07:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@dns.prado.s3vy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dns.prado.s3vy)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/problem-with-when-variable-initialize-or-change-component-anyone-else/564396/1 "2020-04-29T23:07:07Z")
Hi Guys. I use this component in my app, and it worked fine for my purposes ever since. However, this week I noticed it stopped working, even in my back up stable apps where I do not fuss.
Has anyone experienced this recently?
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### Author:  [@eoinparkinson](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eoinparkinson)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/problem-with-when-variable-initialize-or-change-component-anyone-else/564396/2 "2020-04-30T00:38:09Z")
Hi @dns.prado.s3vy,
Can you elaborate on this more? What kind of issues are you experiencing?
Have you tried removing the broken blocks and re-adding them, making a duplicate of the project or testing this out in a brand new project?
I haven’t personally noticed anything wrong with variables, but if you describe your issue to me & send in a screenshot of the blocks then I can try and re create it.
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### Author:  [@dns.prado.s3vy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dns.prado.s3vy)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/problem-with-when-variable-initialize-or-change-component-anyone-else/564396/3 "2020-05-08T18:56:55Z")
Hi @eoinparkinson, thank you for your answer! I am sorry for my delayed response.
I still do not understand exactly what happened but I didnt have time to explore it. The thing is, in another screen the component worked fine, so it is probably my fault somehow. Right now I still cant work on this, but I will check what happened asap and come back here so we can discuss.
Cheers
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### Author:  [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/problem-with-when-variable-initialize-or-change-component-anyone-else/564396/4 "2024-11-08T11:29:18Z")