# Exception("Can't run an actor the server doesn't have a handle for")

**URL:** <https://discuss.ray.io/t/exception-cant-run-an-actor-the-server-doesnt-have-a-handle-for/5181>\
**Category:** Ray Serve\
**Created:** [February 23, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://discuss.ray.io/t/exception-cant-run-an-actor-the-server-doesnt-have-a-handle-for/5181 "2022-02-23T18:15:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 23, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://discuss.ray.io/t/exception-cant-run-an-actor-the-server-doesnt-have-a-handle-for/5181/1 "2022-02-23T18:15:14Z")

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If you are getting this with Ray Serve,

```auto
Exception("Can't run an actor the server doesn't have a handle for")

```

It is likely that you are using Ray Client and called `ray.shutdown()` and `ray.init()` again. In this case, the in memory Ray Serve connection is still attached to the old context.

How to fix it? Make sure to call `serve.shutdown()` after `ray.shutdown()`!