# NotEnoughStakeToWithdraw (/docs/errors/chain/NotEnoughStakeToWithdraw)

An unstake, stake move, swap, or transfer requested more alpha than the hotkey-coldkey pair holds on that subnet. Compare the requested amount against that specific position (`btcli stake list`) — conviction locks are coldkey-wide, so stake may sit on a different hotkey than the lock target; move stake onto the origin hotkey first or pass the hotkey that actually holds the balance.

Declared by the `SubtensorModule` pallet; it classifies to the semantic code [`insufficient_balance`](/docs/errors/insufficient-balance).

Declared at [`pallets/subtensor/src/macros/errors.rs#L32`](/code/pallets/subtensor/src/macros/errors.rs#L32).

## Remediation [#remediation]

Lower the amount or use the hotkey that actually holds the stake (`btcli stake list`); lock target and stake hotkey can differ

The same explanation is available in the terminal: `btcli explain NotEnoughStakeToWithdraw`.