# Blokada 5 keeps dropping VPN and doesn't block many ads anymore

**URL:** <https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-5-keeps-dropping-vpn-and-doesnt-block-many-ads-anymore/31172>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** help-needed\
**Created:** [May 26, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-5-keeps-dropping-vpn-and-doesnt-block-many-ads-anymore/31172 "2023-05-26T16:26:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![balboah](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/balboah/32/38_2.png) [@balboah](https://community.blokada.org/u/balboah)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 9:20am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-5-keeps-dropping-vpn-and-doesnt-block-many-ads-anymore/31172/3 "2023-06-01T09:20:18Z")

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Hello,  
Regarding dropping VPN you might also want to check this post:

> [@Update Blokada 5, now stuck on creating VPN profile](https://community.blokada.org/t/update-blokada-5-now-stuck-on-creating-vpn-profile/31227):
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> I was using Blokada 5, a version from 2022, and recently got notifications that there was an update. Although I have the philosophy, if its not broken, don’t fix it, and my blokada was working great, I decided to give in on the notifications and update my Blokada 5. After updating, and opening the app, I got the message that I needed one more step to add a VPN profile. I had to press continue, but no matter how many times I pressed that button, it would just not do anything. I googled and fou…

In summary, make sure you only have on version of Blokada installed (and no other apps that uses VPN)

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