# HP1009: Element missing from the server HTML > HP1009 (missing element): React's client render produces a node the server HTML does not contain, so React re-renders that part. Causes and how to fix it. Source: https://hydration.jscrate.dev/docs/issues/hp1009 Last updated: 2026-09-18 HP1009 (`missing-element`) means React's first client render produces an element or text node that the server HTML does not contain. React cannot hydrate a node the server never sent, so it discards that part of the page and renders it again. Render client-only nodes after mount, or with a client-only component. | | | | --- | --- | | Code | `HP1009` | | Name | `missing-element` | | Default severity | Error | | Group | DOM mismatches | | What it means | The client render produces a node the server HTML does not contain. | ## What HP1009 (`missing-element`) means A component rendered more in the browser than on the server: a badge, a banner, a widget that depends on something only the browser knows. The finding points at the new node and shows it as the client value, with `(absent)` as the server value. Scripts are not counted, and neither are ``, ``, `