# Certain circle.yml mistakes cause build to not enter queue

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/certain-circle-yml-mistakes-cause-build-to-not-enter-queue/15397>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** 2.0, workflow\
**Created:** [August 15, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/certain-circle-yml-mistakes-cause-build-to-not-enter-queue/15397 "2017-08-15T15:37:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![cpoll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@cpoll](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/cpoll)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/certain-circle-yml-mistakes-cause-build-to-not-enter-queue/15397/1 "2017-08-15T15:37:15Z")

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# Steps to reproduce:

Example file here: [https://github.com/cpoll/TestMisc/blob/develop/circle.yml#L29](https://github.com/cpoll/TestMisc/blob/develop/circle.yml#L29)

The mistake in the file is that line 29, `branches:` is not nested underneath a `filters:` section.

# Expected:

CircleCI starts a build, which fails with some error message related to the issue in the circle.yml file.

# Actual:

CircleCI build does not enter queue.

Observe that there is no build in the CircleCI queue at [https://circleci.com/gh/cpoll/TestMisc](https://circleci.com/gh/cpoll/TestMisc) that corresponds to the fourth commit in [github.com/cpoll/TestMisc](http://github.com/cpoll/TestMisc) (SHA: c60e111)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/5/1/511608acda8e85906e15909b57bd0a46c1dbe291.png) [@system](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/certain-circle-yml-mistakes-cause-build-to-not-enter-queue/15397/2 "2018-06-18T11:35:01Z")

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