# New interval for lapses doesn't seem to be working **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [September 7, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/new-interval-for-lapses-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/13095 "2021-09-07T16:19:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bonatarte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@Bonatarte](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Bonatarte)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/new-interval-for-lapses-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/13095/1 "2021-09-07T16:19:58Z")
Hi! I have a new interval of 22%; and still, cards always go to 1 day, no matter what the previous interval was. Take, for instance, this card: ![Untitled](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/d/d335f015de41b6bc1265c1283e11532a63bb624c.png) You can see that it went from 2.33 months to 1 day, instead of ~15days (=70\*0.22). Here are my settings for this card: ![Untitled](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/1/1a974897cddaf9addaddd9c1b92fa6b788f6ee49.png) Any help would be greatly appreciated - I dread hitting “again” more and more now. ---
**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/new-interval-for-lapses-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/13095/2 "2021-09-08T10:33:03Z")
Assuming you’ve got the settings set on the right deck, it should work. Please follow the steps on [When problems occur - Frequently Asked Questions](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/when-problems-occur.html) ---
**Author:** ![Bonatarte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@Bonatarte](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Bonatarte)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/new-interval-for-lapses-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/13095/3 "2021-09-08T11:42:23Z")
Thanks for the link, though only “check database” may potentially be of help. I’ve done that now, and I’ll have to see whether the issue reoccurs the next time I lapse a card. However, some cards don’t appear to have this issue and I have a suspicion that it only occurs with cards that were created **before** I set the deck’s New Interval to 22% (from 0%), which are most of my cards. ---
**Author:** ![cqg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@cqg](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/cqg)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/new-interval-for-lapses-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/13095/4 "2021-09-08T21:39:05Z")
> [@Bonatarte](#): > > However, some cards don’t appear to have this issue and I have a suspicion that it only occurs with cards that were created **before** I set the deck’s New Interval to 22% (from 0%), which are most of my cards. Even if your cards were created before, it should work if you’re using the right settings in the right deck. If you’re using subdecks, I would check that all of them are using the same “new interval” setting. ---
**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/new-interval-for-lapses-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/13095/5 "2021-09-11T06:30:04Z")
Changing the new interval will affect cards you review after the change. It will not alter any cards that you answered prior to making the change. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/new-interval-for-lapses-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/13095/6 "2023-05-01T04:51:31Z")