When Your Workflow Works… Until It Doesn’t

You know that moment when your automation finally runs perfectly, and then breaks for no apparent reason the next day?Yeah, that one.

Here’s what I’ve learned after fixing more broken workflows than I’d like to admit:

Logs > Luck — Always log everything. You can’t fix what you can’t trace.
Test like a user, not a dev. Real data always exposes what dummy data hides.
Add “if this fails” paths. Don’t assume success. Every external API will fail eventually.
Notifications are your best friend. If it breaks, you should know before your client does.

Automations aren’t meant to be perfect, they’re meant to be resilient.The difference between a good automation builder and a great one?

➡️ The great ones plan for failure.

What’s the weirdest or most random reason one of your automations ever broke?

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