# CDKToolkit: how to change the name of the stack

**URL:** <https://discourse.sst.dev/t/cdktoolkit-how-to-change-the-name-of-the-stack/2777>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [January 11, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.sst.dev/t/cdktoolkit-how-to-change-the-name-of-the-stack/2777 "2023-01-11T17:17:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![aercolino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@aercolino](https://discourse.sst.dev/u/aercolino)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.sst.dev/t/cdktoolkit-how-to-change-the-name-of-the-stack/2777/1 "2023-01-11T17:17:20Z")

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After issuing `$ npx sst start` I got this error message during the SSTBootstrap:

> The stack named CDKToolkit failed creation, it may need to be manually deleted from the AWS console

Getting to the AWS console I noticed that “The stack named CDKToolkit” was in fact there, but it was the only stack with such a simple name. There were many other stacks, with complex / unique names (to avoid clashes, I guess).

So my question is, how can I change the name of the CDKToolkit stack used in the bootstrap to something else?

Thanks