# Lock / Unlock wallet function broken? **URL:** \ **Category:** Need Help\ **Created:** [April 6, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/lock-unlock-wallet-function-broken/3977 "2025-04-06T23:33:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FIDO](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/fido/32/986_2.png) [@FIDO](https://forum.firo.org/u/FIDO)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/lock-unlock-wallet-function-broken/3977/1 "2025-04-06T23:33:47Z")
Using the Firo Core wallet, were you not at one point able to click the lock icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the wallet GUI and lock/unlock the wallet? How do you unlock the wallet in the GUI without using the console? ![lock](https://forum.firo.org/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0ba64ed30d89a55beb7030c234f6c52438d34a07.png) ---
**Author:** ![Lil-King](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/lil-king/32/1916_2.png) [@Lil-King](https://forum.firo.org/u/Lil-King)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/lock-unlock-wallet-function-broken/3977/2 "2025-04-07T05:08:52Z")
To unlock the wallet in the GUI now, you must enter your wallet passphrase in the “Settings” → “Options” → “Wallet” menu, or use the console command walletpassphrase “YOURPASSWORD” 30. ---
**Author:** ![anwar](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/anwar/32/77_2.png) [@anwar](https://forum.firo.org/u/anwar)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/lock-unlock-wallet-function-broken/3977/3 "2025-04-07T07:16:01Z")
You can unlock the wallet in the GUI only when sending or anonymising your balance. ---
**Author:** ![anwar](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/anwar/32/77_2.png) [@anwar](https://forum.firo.org/u/anwar)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/lock-unlock-wallet-function-broken/3977/4 "2025-05-31T15:30:46Z")