<p>Bitcoin-Qt will insist you add a fee if (and only if) it's required to get confirmed <em>ever</em> - so it should confirm eventually. If you want to always include a fee for a faster confirmation, go into Settings. Unfortunately, while Bitcoin allows you to add a fee later, Bitcoin-Qt does not support this.</p>

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2014-01-20T08:35:36.567Z
I was in the impression fees cannot be retroactively added. Is there any material regarding these "fee corrections" I could read?
Mikko Ohtamaa
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2014-01-21T15:49:07.660Z
Essentially you just double-spend the inputs to the same destination, but include a higher fee.
Luke Dashjr
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2013-11-21T07:19:39.347Z
2013-11-21T07:19:39.347Z
Luke Dashjr
<p>Honest mistake, I thought Bitcoin-Qt would ask if I wanted to add the fee which it did not. What are the chances this transaction will make it through? Is there anyway I can cancel this transaction or do I have to just wait it out and see? It was sent from Bitcoin-Qt v0.8.2-beta</p>

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2013-11-21T04:00:58.633Z
There's no need to cancel it. If you don't want to wait anymore, just submit a new transaction that claims the same outputs.
David Schwartz
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Sent a 1079 byte transaction without a fee on accident
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# Sent a 1079 byte transaction without a fee on accident

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-21)

Honest mistake, I thought Bitcoin-Qt would ask if I wanted to add the fee which it did not. What are the chances this transaction will make it through? Is there anyway I can cancel this transaction or do I have to just wait it out and see? It was sent from Bitcoin-Qt v0.8.2-beta

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, transaction-fees

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: There's no need to cancel it. If you don't want to wait anymore, just submit a new transaction that claims the same outputs.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2013-11-21. Score: 1

Bitcoin-Qt will insist you add a fee if (and only if) it's required to get confirmed *ever* - so it should confirm eventually. If you want to always include a fee for a faster confirmation, go into Settings. Unfortunately, while Bitcoin allows you to add a fee later, Bitcoin-Qt does not support this.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: I was in the impression fees cannot be retroactively added. Is there any material regarding these "fee corrections" I could read?  
> **username_2**: Essentially you just double-spend the inputs to the same destination, but include a higher fee.  

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