# Can i test a previous stage?

**URL:** <https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/can-i-test-a-previous-stage/514>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [May 26, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/can-i-test-a-previous-stage/514 "2024-05-26T18:08:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![akshat1998](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/akshat1998/32/465_2.png) [@akshat1998](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/akshat1998)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/can-i-test-a-previous-stage/514/1 "2024-05-26T18:08:51Z")

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Is there a way, i can test a specific previous stage?

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**Author:** ![rohitpaulk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/rohitpaulk/32/6_2.png) [@rohitpaulk](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/rohitpaulk)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/can-i-test-a-previous-stage/514/2 "2024-05-26T22:28:52Z")

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@akshat1998 whenever you pass a stage, we do run tests for all previous stages - does that help?

At the moment there’s no way to trigger tests for earlier stages on-demand if you’re failing the current stage.

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**Author:** ![akshat1998](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/akshat1998/32/465_2.png) [@akshat1998](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/akshat1998)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/can-i-test-a-previous-stage/514/3 "2024-05-27T17:50:35Z")

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@rohitpaulk , yes that is helpful.  
I refactored code, and wanted to test for existing passed stages, and it was testing for the next stage (the current unlocked). Because the first test is for the current stage and then for previous stages test, run i got confused.

But since, previous stages tests also run later, it helped.  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/codecrafters/original/3X/7/0/700657133935c15703e22c7c8870394f6e6dc27d.svg) [@system](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/can-i-test-a-previous-stage/514/4 "2024-08-08T12:46:14Z")

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**Author:** ![rohitpaulk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/rohitpaulk/32/6_2.png) [@rohitpaulk](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/rohitpaulk)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/can-i-test-a-previous-stage/514/5 "2024-08-08T12:46:43Z")

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For anyone stumbling upon this, we now support `codecrafters test --previous`: [Codecrafters test --previous is now available!](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/codecrafters-test-previous-is-now-available/793)