VAN 9999 almost always means scheduled maintenance or a Riot-wide incident — not your PC. Check Valorant status and Riot social channels before troubleshooting locally.
Usually server-sideUpdated 2026-06-11
9999 vs other VAN codes
9999 is explicitly service-side. Client fixes rarely help until Riot marks services operational.
How to fix step by step
- 1Check Valorant live status on Oracnoos.
- 2Read Riot Games service status and Valorant Twitter for maintenance windows.
- 3Wait 30–60 minutes during confirmed incidents.
- 4Do not spam relog — it extends queue errors.
- 5After maintenance ends, restart Riot Client once.
- 6Verify system clock is correct (TLS auth can fail if date is wrong).
How VAN-9999 differs from related codes
- Error VAN-9001: Valorant failed during startup while contacting Riot authentication or configuration services. (server or client)
- Error VAN-9003: Valorant could not connect to Riot services or complete Vanguard checks. (server or client)
- Error VAN-0: Valorant lost connection to Riot services mid-session or at login. (server or client)