# Late Unstakes The system penalizes a user for leaving their stake unattended after their committed period has ended, although there is a **grace period of 14 days**. The final payout (principal + payout) is penalized at a rate of 0.143% per day, or **1% per week.** For example, if a user’s payout of 100 AXN is available to claim at the end of a 50 day stake period, the grace period will be from day 51 to 64 (14 days). The penalty period initiates after day 64, whereas the 0.143% is deducted from the matured stake reward. In \~2 years, an unclaimed stake will have been lost entirely. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://support.axion.network/fundamentals/staking-portal/late-unstakes.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.