# DUST balance not increasing despite active generation rate

**URL:** <https://forum.midnight.network/t/dust-balance-not-increasing-despite-active-generation-rate/1330>\
**Category:** Technical Questions\
**Created:** [August 31, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.midnight.network/t/dust-balance-not-increasing-despite-active-generation-rate/1330 "2026-08-31T15:36:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![SalsActual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@SalsActual](https://forum.midnight.network/u/SalsActual)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.midnight.network/t/dust-balance-not-increasing-despite-active-generation-rate/1330/1 "2026-08-31T15:36:02Z")

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**What are you trying to do?**  
Generate DUST from my NIGHT balance using the official DUST Generator.

**What’s not working or unclear?**  
The generator shows everything connected and generation active, but my DUST balance appears stuck at approximately **1.26K DUST**.

Current status:

- NIGHT balance: ~2.68K NIGHT
- Generation rate: 26.579 DUST/h
- Cap: 13.40K DUST
- DUST balance: ~1.26K DUST
- Cardano generating address: connected ✓
- Midnight recipient address: connected ✓
- Generator shows **STOP GENERATION** , indicating generation is active

The balance has appeared stuck around 1.26K for at least several days. I don’t remember exactly when I first noticed it, but at 26.579 DUST/h I would expect a noticeable increase by now.

**What have you tried so far?**  
I’ve confirmed both addresses are connected and recognized. The generator correctly detects my NIGHT balance and calculates a generation rate and cap, but the displayed DUST balance doesn’t appear to increase.

I’ve attached a screenshot of the current generator status. I can provide Registration UTXO details, browser information, or other non-sensitive diagnostic information if needed.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/uploads/midnightnetwork/original/1X/759880beb938d64b5c55823555db43dad1e1163f.png)

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**Author:** ![nasihudeenJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@nasihudeenJ](https://forum.midnight.network/u/nasihudeenJ)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.midnight.network/t/dust-balance-not-increasing-despite-active-generation-rate/1330/2 "2026-08-31T15:58:38Z")

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Hey @SalsActual welcome!

At 26.579 DUST/h, you should see a noticeable increase over a few days, so ~1.26K staying flat is worth checking.

The generator can show an active rate from your NIGHT balance, but DUST only accrues if:

1. Your registration is still valid on-chain, and
2. The backing NIGHT UTXO is still unspent on Cardano.

Can you share:

- Mainnet or preprod?
- Your Cardano stake/reward address
- Your registration UTXO (tx hash + output index) is it still unspent?
- Does Lace/1AM show the same ~1.26K DUST?
- Any NIGHT moved/spent since you registered?

Most often this is a spent registration UTXO or a stale UI balance. If everything above checks out and it’s still stuck 24h+, open a service desk issue with those details and we can dig deeper.