# Scheduled retry job runs every 6 hours and never does anything (401 every time)

> The pg_cron job sent the cron shared secret to a route protected by admin-user auth, so every call returned 401 and was ignored.

Web page: https://davidewins.com/errors/cron-secret-posted-to-admin-only-route

Other. Confirmed fix, 21 September 2026.

Versions: pg_cron + pg_net calling an Express API

There is no error message for this one, only the symptom in the title.

## Cause

The pg_cron job sent the cron shared secret to a route protected by admin-user auth, so every call returned 401 and was ignored. The job looked scheduled and healthy.

## Fix

Check `net._http_response` for the job's status codes. Point the job at a route that authenticates the cron secret (or run the work inside an existing cron route that does), and add a test that the route accepts the cron credential.

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