# Can't deploy one canister named frontend

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/cant-deploy-one-canister-named-frontend/1481>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [October 17, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/cant-deploy-one-canister-named-frontend/1481 "2020-10-17T21:32:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![lastmjs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/lastmjs/32/3406_2.png) [@lastmjs](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/lastmjs)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/cant-deploy-one-canister-named-frontend/1481/1 "2020-10-17T21:32:49Z")

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I am using dfx 0.6.12, and trying to deploy just one canister. I have two canisters named controller and frontend. When I run `dfx deploy controller`, just the controller canister is deployed. I get this text: `Deploying: controller`.

When I run `dfx deploy frontend`, both canisters are deployed. I get this text: `Deploying: controller frontend`.

This looks like a bug.

One idea I have is that `frontend` is some kind of keyword that I shouldn’t be using as a name for a canister?

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**Author:** ![chenyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@chenyan](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/chenyan)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/cant-deploy-one-canister-named-frontend/1481/2 "2020-10-19T01:53:42Z")

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Most likely your `frontend` canister depends on `controller`. You can check if your `dfx.json` has a `dependencies` field for `frontend`.