# Setting retries to 0
**URL:** https://forum.flowable.org/t/setting-retries-to-0/1727
**Category:** Flowable Engine
**Created:** [March 8, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/setting-retries-to-0/1727 "2018-03-08T13:23:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@kaustubh](https://forum.flowable.org/u/kaustubh)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/setting-retries-to-0/1727/1 "2018-03-08T13:23:41Z")
Hi,
We dont need flowable to retry executing our async jobs either in case of exceeding timeout or in case of exceptions.
So I was just trying out few things using a simple flow of service task --\> timer --\> service task.
When timer state is reached, flowable adds entry to ACT\_RU\_TIMER\_JOB table.
And after the elapsed time a thread picks up the job and moves to, ACT\_RU\_JOB table.
I put a break point in my code to block it, and manually updated the reties=0 field in ACT\_RU\_JOB table and waited for 5 mins.
But still after 5 minutes, this job was picked by another thread.
My understanding was when retired =0, it should be moved to deadletter table.
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### Author:  [@arpit.agrawal](https://forum.flowable.org/u/arpit.agrawal)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/setting-retries-to-0/1727/2 "2018-03-08T20:01:37Z")
Hi,
Have a look at this configuration :
[https://www.flowable.org/docs/userguide/index.html#\_async\_executor\_configuration](https://www.flowable.org/docs/userguide/index.html#_async_executor_configuration)
Thanks
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### Author:  [@martin.grofcik](https://forum.flowable.org/u/martin.grofcik)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2018, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/setting-retries-to-0/1727/3 "2018-03-09T06:36:54Z")
Hi,
org.flowable.cmmn.engine.impl.cmd.JobRetryCmd#execute
```
AbstractRuntimeJobEntity newJobEntity = null;
if (job.getRetries() <= 1) {
newJobEntity = jobService.moveJobToDeadLetterJob(job);
} else {
newJobEntity = timerJobService.moveJobToTimerJob(job);
}
newJobEntity.setRetries(job.getRetries() - 1);
```
If you set retries in debugger, you should move job to deadletter/timer jobs.
Martin
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### Author:  [@sagar-kalburgi-ripco](https://forum.flowable.org/u/sagar-kalburgi-ripco)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/setting-retries-to-0/1727/4 "2023-08-25T23:47:55Z")
@arpit.agrawal
I wish Flowable did not break links while releasing new versions. [Open Source](https://www.flowable.org/docs/userguide/index.html#_async_executor_configuration) is no longer a valid link, and googling async\_executor\_configuration just doesn’t provide any valid result
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### Author:  [@valentin](https://forum.flowable.org/u/valentin)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/setting-retries-to-0/1727/5 "2023-08-28T06:52:59Z")
Hi @sagar-kalburgi-ripco,
I am sorry that the link is no longer working.
The link is now:
> **[Advanced · Flowable Open Source Documentation](https://www.flowable.com/open-source/docs/bpmn/ch18-Advanced#async-executor-configuration)**
>
> The following sections cover advanced use cases of Flowable, that go beyond typical execution of BPMN 2.0 processes. As such, a certain proficiency and experience with Flowable is advised to understand the topics described here.
Valentin
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### Author:  [@MirekSz](https://forum.flowable.org/u/MirekSz)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/setting-retries-to-0/1727/6 "2023-08-29T10:44:02Z")
Probably
```auto
asyncExecutorAsyncJobLockTimeInMillis (5 minutes)
The amount of time (in milliseconds) an async job is locked when acquired by the async executor. During this period of time, no other async executor will try to acquire and lock this job.
```