---
title: Could not find property skipFirstTimeSetupCheck error
slug: '2756'
canonical_url: https://docs.coveo.com/en/2756/
collection: coveo-for-sitecore-v5
source_format: adoc
---
# Could not find property skipFirstTimeSetupCheck error
## Symptoms

You have a multi-server setup and have either:

* just performed a fresh install of the November 2018 or December 2018 version of Coveo for Sitecore 5

* just upgraded from Coveo for Sitecore 4 to Coveo for Sitecore 5.

Sitecore raises the following error on your content delivery (CD) servers:

```text
15964 20:53:59 ERROR Error loading hook: <hook type="Sitecore.ContentSearch.Hooks.Initializer, Sitecore.ContentSearch" patch:source="Sitecore.ContentSearch.config" xmlns:patch="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/" />
Exception: System.InvalidOperationException
Message: Could not find property 'skipFirstTimeSetupCheck' on object of type: Coveo.AbstractLayer.CoveoDefaultIndexConfiguration
Source: Sitecore.Kernel
   at Sitecore.Configuration.DefaultFactory.AssignProperties(Object obj, Object[] properties)
   at Sitecore.Configuration.DefaultFactory.AssignProperties(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Object obj, Boolean assert, Boolean deferred, IFactoryHelper helper)
   at Sitecore.Configuration.DefaultFactory.CreateObject(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert, IFactoryHelper helper)
```

## Cause

The Coveo for Sitecore `<skipFirstTimeSetupCheck>` element was not removed from the November 2018 and December 2018 Coveo for Sitecore 5 package configuration files.

## Resolution

. On one of your CD servers, open the `<SITECORE_INSTANCE_ROOT>\App_Config\Include\Coveo\Coveo.SearchProvider.Custom.config` file in a text editor.

. Add a `patch:delete` for the `<skipFirstTimeSetupCheck>` element.

. Save your changes.

. Repeat steps 1 to 3 on each of your CD servers.

. (Optional) Though you don't need to delete the `<skipFirstTimeSetupCheck>` element in your CM configuration files as it's not taken into account on CMs, you might want to do so nonetheless.