# Error when delete a process instance **URL:** \ **Category:** Flowable Engine\ **Created:** [February 23, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/error-when-delete-a-process-instance/345 "2017-02-23T14:40:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![robsoncardoso.ti](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/robsoncardoso.ti/32/779_2.png) [@robsoncardoso.ti](https://forum.flowable.org/u/robsoncardoso.ti)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/error-when-delete-a-process-instance/345/1 "2017-02-23T14:40:49Z")
In flowable-admin 6 when I delete a process instance the following error is displayed: 11:37:12,196 [http-apr-8080-exec-36] ERROR org.flowable.admin.app.rest.client.ProcessInstanceClientResource - Error executing action on process instance 32615 org.flowable.admin.service.engine.exception.FlowableServiceException: An error was returned when calling the Flowable server at org.flowable.admin.service.engine.FlowableClientService.executeRequestNoResponseBody(FlowableClientService.java:479) at org.flowable.admin.service.engine.ProcessInstanceService.executeAction(ProcessInstanceService.java:170) at org.flowable.admin.app.rest.client.ProcessInstanceClientResource.executeAction(ProcessInstanceClientResource.java:143) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.doInvoke(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:221) at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.invokeForRequest(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:136) at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.invokeAndHandle(ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.java:110) at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:817) at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.handleInternal(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:731) at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.handle(AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.java:85) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:959) at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:893) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:968) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:870) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:646) at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:844) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:727) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:303) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208) at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:316) at org.springframework.security.web.access.intercept.FilterSecurityInterceptor.invoke(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:126) at org.springframework.security.web.access.intercept.FilterSecurityInterceptor.doFilter(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:90) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) at org.springframework.security.web.access.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:114) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) at org.springframework.security.web.session.SessionManagementFilter.doFilter(SessionManagementFilter.java:122) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) at org.springframework.security.web.authentication.AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.java:111) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) at org.springframework.security.web.servletapi.SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.java:168) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) at org.springframework.security.web.savedrequest.RequestCacheAwareFilter.doFilter(RequestCacheAwareFilter.java:48) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) at org.flowable.app.filter.FlowableCookieFilter.doFilterInternal(FlowableCookieFilter.java:151) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) at org.springframework.security.web.authentication.logout.LogoutFilter.doFilter(LogoutFilter.java:120) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) at org.springframework.security.web.header.HeaderWriterFilter.doFilterInternal(HeaderWriterFilter.java:64) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) at org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.java:91) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) at org.springframework.security.web.context.request.async.WebAsyncManagerIntegrationFilter.doFilterInternal(WebAsyncManagerIntegrationFilter.java:53) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:330) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilterInternal(FilterChainProxy.java:213) at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:176) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:346) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:262) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:241) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:220) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:122) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:504) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:170) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:103) at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:950) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:116) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:421) at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1074) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:611) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AprEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(AprEndpoint.java:2466) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AprEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(AprEndpoint.java:2455) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) ---
**Author:** ![yvo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/yvo/32/2231_2.png) [@yvo](https://forum.flowable.org/u/yvo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/error-when-delete-a-process-instance/345/2 "2017-02-24T08:58:33Z")
Hi. You are correct. There seems to be an issue. I will investigate it. Regards, Yvo ---
**Author:** ![yvo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/yvo/32/2231_2.png) [@yvo](https://forum.flowable.org/u/yvo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/error-when-delete-a-process-instance/345/3 "2017-02-24T09:55:38Z")
It is fixed now on master. The service call executed from the admin app had the wrong expected response. The delete process instance action was executed correctly. The handling of the response in the admin app was not correct. Regards, Yvo ---
**Author:** ![robsoncardoso.ti](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.flowable.org/robsoncardoso.ti/32/779_2.png) [@robsoncardoso.ti](https://forum.flowable.org/u/robsoncardoso.ti)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/error-when-delete-a-process-instance/345/4 "2017-02-24T10:18:21Z")
Thank you very much!