# body.velocity-not-dynamic

> Talos 0.7 · Since 0.6

`ctx.body.velocity` was assigned on a kinematic or static body, or through a handle kept past its body; only a dynamic body has a velocity of its own to set

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| Severity | `error` |

## Meaning

`ctx.body.velocity` was assigned on a kinematic or static body, or through a handle kept past its body; only a dynamic body has a velocity of its own to set

## Fix

move a kinematic body by writing `entity.position`, or make the body `"kind": "dynamic"`