# Custom control strip button is not working after reboot until BBT window is opened

**URL:** <https://community.folivora.ai/t/custom-control-strip-button-is-not-working-after-reboot-until-bbt-window-is-opened/47814>\
**Category:** Bugs or Unexpected Behavior\
**Created:** [September 17, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/custom-control-strip-button-is-not-working-after-reboot-until-bbt-window-is-opened/47814 "2026-09-17T17:16:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![BKoles](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/bkoles/32/44883_2.png) [@BKoles](https://community.folivora.ai/u/BKoles)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/custom-control-strip-button-is-not-working-after-reboot-until-bbt-window-is-opened/47814/1 "2026-09-17T17:16:56Z")

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I created a control strip button for touch bar:

 ![Control strip button](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/7/1/712977bef1417563cb7cea71617ca7912bc22cca.jpeg)

It works correctly until I reboot my Mac or log out and log back in. After that, the button on touch bar is not responding to taps – until I open BBT window.

This is limited to touch bar: keyboard shortcuts, for example, are working fine.

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**Touch Bar**

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**Screenshots**  
Here is the custom control strip button in question:

![Button](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/optimized/3X/0/6/06804a2f7c4fc63fc2b6b292146c99c9fc8fdd6f_2_690x20.jpeg)

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**Device information:**

- Type of Mac: MacBook Pro 2019
- macOS version: 15.8
- BetterTouchTool version: 6.828