# Diamond error with humann3

**URL:** <https://forum.biobakery.org/t/diamond-error-with-humann3/3756>\
**Category:** HUMAnN\
**Created:** [June 21, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/diamond-error-with-humann3/3756 "2022-06-21T19:50:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![eo24a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@eo24a](https://forum.biobakery.org/u/eo24a)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/diamond-error-with-humann3/3756/1 "2022-06-21T19:50:12Z")

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I install the Humann3 and tried to run it and then came across with an error for diamond.

CRITICAL ERROR: Can not call software version for diamond

Then I went and download the diamond version 0.9.36 and tried to run it gives this error again. I downgraded to 0.9.24 version, Then I get an error to update to 0.9.36 version.

When I try to get version as diamond --version. I get an error: Illegal instruction (core dumped).

None of the suggestions on the forum solved my problem.

Could you please help with that?  
Thank you.  
Ezgi

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**Author:** ![franzosa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.biobakery.org/franzosa/32/3511_2.png) [@franzosa](https://forum.biobakery.org/u/franzosa)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/diamond-error-with-humann3/3756/2 "2022-06-28T20:00:41Z")

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Are you able to run `diamond --version` from the command line? I.e. outside of HUMAnN? I’m wondering if there is something wrong with your environment/DIAMOND build that is leading to this error.

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**Author:** ![eo24a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@eo24a](https://forum.biobakery.org/u/eo24a)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/diamond-error-with-humann3/3756/3 "2022-07-04T20:16:49Z")

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If I download the version 9.24, yes I am able to run the command line diamond --version within conda. But if I upgrade to 9.36 then the error is Illegal instruction (core dumped). Even though I have no problem during the upgrade 9.36 (no error), for some reason it is not recognized.