# Cannot find controller - then it can **URL:** \ **Category:** Ziti Administration Console\ **Created:** [June 3, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/cannot-find-controller-then-it-can/546 "2022-06-03T10:44:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gooseleggs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openziti.discourse.group/gooseleggs/32/450_2.png) [@gooseleggs](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/gooseleggs)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/cannot-find-controller-then-it-can/546/1 "2022-06-03T10:44:23Z")
I have noticed this recently and it is annoying (to me anyway). When I browse the the ZAC, and it asks you for the controller name and address, when I hit submit, it says it cannot find the controller. If I hit login for a second time it prompts for username/password without changing anything. When I say recently, I have only started playing around with openZiti. Can you duplicate this issue? ---
**Author:** ![TheLumberjack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openziti.discourse.group/thelumberjack/32/113_2.png) [@TheLumberjack](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/TheLumberjack)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/cannot-find-controller-then-it-can/546/2 "2022-06-03T11:01:53Z")
I’ve seen this exact issue myself but can’t quite replicate it exactly to report it to “the UI guy” (@jeremy.tellier holla!) to fix it… The key is being able to reproduce it. For me - this happens ONLY the first time I boot up a whole, fresh, clean environment. After that it’s never a problem again. As such I’ve put very low energy into finding/fixing it… But I can absolutely confirm I’ve had the same experience myself - I just can’t quite reliably reproduce it to get it fixed and since it’s so low-frequency of an event I haven’t tried to figure it out. If you have clear steps to reproduce that work for you every time though - we can fix it! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gooseleggs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openziti.discourse.group/gooseleggs/32/450_2.png) [@gooseleggs](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/gooseleggs)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/cannot-find-controller-then-it-can/546/3 "2022-06-03T11:15:45Z")
Can confirm your experience Clint. I have been ripping the environment down a lot over the last few days, so I am seeing it more frequently. Does only seem to be on clean installs (docker-compose) that it does happen the first time. Initially I just assumed I had put in the URL incorrectly, then I stumbled on a double submit to make it go. Also, to what purpose does the controller name have to do with the initial login (on the initial name/URL screen)? I seem to be able to name it anything ---
**Author:** ![TheLumberjack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openziti.discourse.group/thelumberjack/32/113_2.png) [@TheLumberjack](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/TheLumberjack)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/cannot-find-controller-then-it-can/546/4 "2022-06-03T11:44:00Z")
> [@gooseleggs](#): > > Also, to what purpose does the controller name have to do with the initial login It's purely a convenience thing. You can use a single ZAC instance to log into/maintain "many" OpenZiti overlay networks. You'll see me call mine "local docker" a lot... If you deploy one or two to something like AWS though, seeing '[https://ec2-18-188-201-183.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com:8443/login](https://ec2-18-188-201-183.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com:8443/login)' isn't all that helpful. 🙂 I call that one "cdaws" so I know what I'm logging into. If you only have one OpenZiti network you're maintaining - it's not so vital.