# Error 1609: The BINLOG statement of type was not preceded by a format description BINLOG statement.

| Error Code | SQLSTATE | Error                                                          | Description                                                                                  |
| ---------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1609       | HY000    | ER\_NO\_FORMAT\_DESCRIPTION\_EVENT \_BEFORE\_BINLOG\_STATEMENT | The BINLOG statement of type `%s` was not preceded by a format description BINLOG statement. |

## Possible Causes and Solutions

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