# Org-roam does not update the database, only after Emacs reboot **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [September 27, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-does-not-update-the-database-only-after-emacs-reboot/3244 "2023-09-27T21:17:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tolisin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@Tolisin](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/Tolisin)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-does-not-update-the-database-only-after-emacs-reboot/3244/1 "2023-09-27T21:17:43Z")
Hey there, I have upgraded to v2 and adjusted my configuration accordingly. However, the org-roam database is only updated when I restart Emacs. Is there something wrong in my config with respect to v2? ```auto (use-package org-roam :after org :custom (org-roam-directory "~/org/roam/") (org-roam-capture-templates '(("d" "default" plain "%?" :if-new (file+head "${slug}.org" "#+title: ${title}\n") :unnarrowed t) ("p" "people" plain "%?" :if-new (file+head "${slug}.org" "#+title: ${title}\n#+filetags: people") :unnarrowed t)) (org-roam-dailies-directory "journal/") (org-roam-dailies-capture-templates '(("d" "default" entry "* %?" :if-new (file+head "%<%Y-%m-%d>.org" "#+title: %<%Y-%m-%d>\n#+filetags: journal") :empty-lines 1))) :bind (("C-c n l" . org-roam-buffer-toggle) ("C-c n f" . org-roam-node-find) ("C-c n i" . org-roam-node-insert) ("C-c n d n" . org-roam-dailies-capture-today) ("C-c n d d" . org-roam-dailies-goto-today) ("C-c n d Y" . org-roam-dailies-capture-yesterday) ("C-c n D y" . org-roam-dailies-goto-yesterday) ("C-c n d T" . org-roam-dailies-capture-tomorrow) ("C-c n d t" . org-roam-dailies-goto-tomorrow)) :config (org-roam-db-autosync-mode t)) ``` ---
**Author:** ![nobiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/nobiot/32/159_2.png) [@nobiot](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nobiot)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 6:09am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-does-not-update-the-database-only-after-emacs-reboot/3244/2 "2023-10-01T06:09:33Z")
You might have already found the issue, but just in case. 2 things: 1. `(org-roam-capture-templates` is not closed properly 2. Remove `:after org` This below works for me. ```auto (use-package org-roam ;;:after org :custom (org-roam-directory "~/org/roam/") ;; (org-roam-database-connector 'sqlite-builtin) ; I use sqlite built-in with Emacs 29, instead of the Org-roam default (org-roam-capture-templates '(("d" "default" plain "%?" :if-new (file+head "${slug}.org" "#+title: ${title}\n") :unnarrowed t) ("p" "people" plain "%?" :if-new (file+head "${slug}.org" "#+title: ${title}\n#+filetags: people") :unnarrowed t))) (org-roam-dailies-directory "journal/") (org-roam-dailies-capture-templates '(("d" "default" entry "* %?" :if-new (file+head "%<%Y-%m-%d>.org" "#+title: %<%Y-%m-%d>\n#+filetags: journal") :empty-lines 1))) :bind (("C-c n l" . org-roam-buffer-toggle) ("C-c n f" . org-roam-node-find) ("C-c n i" . org-roam-node-insert) ("C-c n d n" . org-roam-dailies-capture-today) ("C-c n d d" . org-roam-dailies-goto-today) ("C-c n d Y" . org-roam-dailies-capture-yesterday) ("C-c n D y" . org-roam-dailies-goto-yesterday) ("C-c n d T" . org-roam-dailies-capture-tomorrow) ("C-c n d t" . org-roam-dailies-goto-tomorrow)) :config (org-roam-db-autosync-mode t)) ``` ---
**Author:** ![Tolisin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@Tolisin](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/Tolisin)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 8:35am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-does-not-update-the-database-only-after-emacs-reboot/3244/3 "2023-10-03T08:35:39Z")
Thanks, that did the trick (parenthesis are a pain sometimes 🙂) On question though: Why removing “:after org”? org-roam depends on org-mode, right? So loading it afterwards would be logical. ---
**Author:** ![nobiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/nobiot/32/159_2.png) [@nobiot](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nobiot)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-does-not-update-the-database-only-after-emacs-reboot/3244/4 "2023-10-03T10:15:16Z")
> [@Tolisin](#): > > parenthesis are a pain sometimes I can understand this sentiment. It took me some time to fix this code. The original you pasted failed at start up when I tested it, so that was a clear indication for me. If you turn on highlighting matching parentheses, you can see that `org-roam-capture-temples` do not close but the next `org-roam-dailies-directory` starts. You then press TAB to indent, this indentation changes. That’s another indication that there is unbalanced parentheses. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/orgroam/original/2X/c/c68842282048f6d14ad41330f8a4038b3d069618.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/orgroam/original/2X/6/60346f8045c26012f804e31f11f86f73a2514c6e.png) > [@Tolisin](#): > > Why removing “:after org”? It is logical. But when I had `:after org`, the keybindings set in `:bind` didn’t work without loading Org. I want to call `org-roam-node-find` before that — it is possible and is what is meant by this `:bind` part. You might like to check this on your end. Or you always load Org first so it may not be an issue for you. From my testing, I have learned that if you keep `:after org`, the `:bind` part also gets deferred to after Org. This means you cannot use these keybindings until you load Org. I don’t think this is what you mean in this part of the configuration. I don’t load Org until I need it because it slows down Emacs startup. If you remove `:after org`, you can use the keybindings immediately after startup without Org loaded, and you can use both Org and Org-roam correctly because Org-roam loads Org when it is not yet loaded (via `require` inside Org-roam’s code).