# Import\_bgen 16 bits error

**URL:** <https://discuss.hail.is/t/import-bgen-16-bits-error/1372>\
**Category:** Hail Query & hailctl\
**Created:** [April 14, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/import-bgen-16-bits-error/1372 "2020-04-14T13:45:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![catlisboa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@catlisboa](https://discuss.hail.is/u/catlisboa)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/import-bgen-16-bits-error/1372/1 "2020-04-14T13:45:05Z")

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Hi! I’m trying to import a bgen file but this error keeps happening:

Hail version: 0.2.31-6060f9c971cc

Error summary: HailException: Hail only supports 8-bit probabilities, found 16.

Any ideas why?

Thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![tpoterba](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.hail.is/tpoterba/32/61_2.png) [@tpoterba](https://discuss.hail.is/u/tpoterba)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/import-bgen-16-bits-error/1372/2 "2020-04-14T13:55:12Z")

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Hi, I answered on the issue you opened:

> <https://github.com/hail-is/hail/issues/8545>
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> Hi, I'm facing an error when importing a bgen file and I was wondering if you can help me.
> I'd made a...