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title: "Error - Support start time must be before end time"
description: "When creating or updating supports you may see the following error message"
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# Error - Support start time must be before end time

When creating or updating supports you may see the following error message


 ![](https://support.caremaster.com.au/api/attachments.redirect?id=041036ae-5b78-4922-aa57-09b6eed6ad13 " =416x93")


This message will appear when you select a start time on one day and enter the end time as the day after and the support you are selecting is not marked as an overnight support.


 ![](https://support.caremaster.com.au/api/attachments.redirect?id=927ba3f7-e9e6-4f9b-ba17-9dc6709d61f8 " =832x60")


For a support to start on one day and end on the next you need to select a support with a service that is marked as overnight.


You can check if the service you have selected is an overnight service by viewing the information as shown below

 ![](https://support.caremaster.com.au/api/attachments.redirect?id=9063f356-2dcd-402d-a381-600f6ffe4fec)