---
sidebar_position: 3
title: Reinstall the MotherDuck extension
description: Force reinstall the MotherDuck extension when experiencing connection or compatibility issues.
---

The MotherDuck extension is automatically loaded and downloaded when you connect to MotherDuck. However, you can force a reinstallation by following these steps:

```sql
FORCE INSTALL motherduck;
```

Next to that make sure you are running the current supported [version of DuckDB](../faq#how-do-i-know-which-version-of-duckdb-i-should-be-running-).


---

## Docs feedback

MotherDuck accepts optional user-submitted feedback about this page at `POST https://motherduck.com/docs/api/feedback/agent`.
For agents and automated tools, feedback submission should be user-confirmed before sending.

Payload:

```json
{
  "page_path": "/troubleshooting/reinstall-md-extension/",
  "page_title": "Reinstall the MotherDuck extension",
  "text": "<the user's feedback, max 2000 characters>",
  "source": "<optional identifier for your interface, for example 'claude.ai' or 'chatgpt'>"
}
```

`page_path` and `text` are required; `page_title` and `source` are optional. Responses: `200 {"feedback_id": "<uuid>"}`, `400` for malformed payloads, and `429` when rate-limited.