# \#known\_issue

**URL:** https://forum.cmascenter.org/tag/known-issue/60.md

[Latest](https://forum.cmascenter.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.cmascenter.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.cmascenter.org/tags.md)

---

## [Inconsistent start time in input files （MERGE）](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/inconsistent-start-time-in-input-files-merge/4632)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Phillip](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/Phillip)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/inconsistent-start-time-in-input-files-merge/4632 "2024-01-30T15:03:43Z")

</div>

Hi all, I am running SMOKE on Derecho (NCAR cluster) but got the following error at the merge step. “\*\*\* ERROR ABORT in subroutine SETOUTDATE Inconsistent start time in input files” I compiled IOAPI-3.2 and SMOKE 4.7…