# Application isn't started

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/application-isnt-started/45340>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** agent, code-gnome\
**Created:** [January 18, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/application-isnt-started/45340 "2022-01-18T17:50:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![SirWerto](https://forum.elixirforum.com/user_avatar/forum.elixirforum.com/sirwerto/32/38687_2.png) [@SirWerto](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/SirWerto)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/application-isnt-started/45340/2 "2022-01-18T18:10:08Z")

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Hi,  
try to put

```elixir
iex(1)> Application.ensure_started(:dictionary_runtime) #or :dictionary, the name of your application
iex(2)> Dictionary.random_word

```

I think you are not starting the application before calling it.  
If you call

```Shell
iex -S mix

```

Mix starts the application that you are developing for you:)

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