# Moving Lifecycle Stage Backwards

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/moving-lifecycle-stage-backwards/43249>\
**Category:** HubSpot Ideas\
**Tags:** object\
**Created:** [September 1, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/moving-lifecycle-stage-backwards/43249 "2021-09-01T18:22:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![AWereminsky](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/awereminsky/32/48165_2.png) [@AWereminsky](https://community.hubspot.com/u/AWereminsky)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/moving-lifecycle-stage-backwards/43249/1 "2021-09-01T18:22:40Z")

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I am not sure why HS does not allow administors or manager to edit and move the lifecycle stage backwards. For example, we have contacts listed as customer, but they are not. Either by mistake or churn.

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**Author:** ![SHantzka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SHantzka](https://community.hubspot.com/u/SHantzka)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/moving-lifecycle-stage-backwards/43249/2 "2025-02-18T11:56:39Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![ChelsyAtGWS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@ChelsyAtGWS](https://community.hubspot.com/u/ChelsyAtGWS)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/moving-lifecycle-stage-backwards/43249/3 "2025-08-11T14:08:27Z")

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I review my automation errors weekly and this is consistenly one that requires manual updates. There are plenty of times where lifecycles are mistakenly moved forward - and workflows should be able to auto correct that. Additionally - the secondary goals for lost prospects and clients is to win them back. This should be a built in function.

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**Author:** ![MStach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@MStach](https://community.hubspot.com/u/MStach)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 1:20am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/moving-lifecycle-stage-backwards/43249/4 "2025-11-08T01:20:26Z")

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Completely agree - sometimes you just need to clean up records and correct them. I need to rollback and correct some contacts and this is keeping me from doing so. The workaround would be a lot of time and work to implement.