How to Fix Destiny 2 Error Code Currant (Connection Lost)

By FixMyError · Updated October 17, 2026 · 6 min read

What Error Code Currant means

Error code Currant is one of Destiny 2's most common network errors, and it always strikes at the worst possible moment: you're mid-strike, mid-raid, or about to land the final blow in a Gambit match when the game stutters for a second and dumps you back to the title screen with a small "CURRANT" error message. No crash, no frozen system — just an abrupt disconnect from the world you were playing in.

In plain English, Currant means your console or PC could not keep its connection to Bungie's servers alive. Destiny 2 is an always-online game that maintains a constant, sensitive conversation with Bungie's backend while you play — position updates, damage numbers, enemy spawns, and your fireteam's movements all stream back and forth in real time. When that conversation is interrupted for even a moment, the game cannot recover the session and sends you back to the login screen. The error code itself is just Bungie's label for "we lost contact with this player."

Here is the part that confuses people: Currant is about connection quality, not connection speed. You can have a 500 Mbps fiber line and still see Currant constantly if your Wi-Fi drops packets, your NAT type is strict, or your ISP's route to Bungie's servers is congested. That is why speed tests look fine while the game keeps disconnecting — the test measures how much data you can download, while Destiny 2 needs that data to arrive steadily, without gaps, for hours at a time. It is also why this error sometimes appears on Bungie's side instead of yours: during scheduled maintenance, background updates, or server outages, Bungie's servers cannot hold your session either, and the result looks exactly the same from your couch.

The good news is that nothing about Currant touches your account, characters, or loot. Your Guardian, your gear, and your seasonal progress all live on Bungie's servers, and a disconnect does not delete or corrupt any of it. The only real cost is the interruption — and sometimes a mission checkpoint that has to be replayed. The fixes below start with the one check that saves you from an hour of pointless troubleshooting (is Bungie even up right now?) and then move to the network-quality fixes that solve the overwhelming majority of Currant errors, ordered from easiest to most involved.

Common causes

• Unstable Wi-Fi connection: wireless interference and micro-disconnections are the single most common trigger — Destiny 2 notices packet loss that web browsing never reveals.
• Bungie server maintenance or outages: scheduled maintenance, background updates, and major content drops can drop your session with a Currant error on Bungie's side.
• Strict or Moderate NAT type: restrictive NAT settings make it harder for your device and Bungie's servers to keep a stable two-way connection.
• Firewall or router blocking game ports: Windows Firewall, antivirus software, or router settings that block the ports Destiny 2 uses can interrupt the connection.
• ISP routing issues or DNS problems: congestion or slow resolution on the path between your home network and Bungie's servers can quietly cause disconnects even with fast broadband.

How to fix Error Code Currant — step by step

Work through these fixes in order. Currant is frequently a Bungie-side problem, which is why the list starts with the check that keeps you from troubleshooting something you cannot fix.

1. Check Bungie's server status first. Before touching your setup, confirm the problem is not on Bungie's side. Open the Bungie Help status page at help.bungie.net or check the @BungieHelp account on X for maintenance notices, background updates, or a known outage. Currant frequently appears during scheduled maintenance and major content drops, and when that is the cause, no amount of troubleshooting on your end will fix it — the servers simply have to come back. If maintenance is announced, wait until Bungie confirms everything is stable again before continuing.
2. Restart the game and power-cycle your device. A stale network session can keep the error coming back. Quit Destiny 2 completely — on PC, close it through Task Manager to be sure nothing runs in the background; on PlayStation or Xbox, close the application from the system menu. Then power the device down fully. On consoles, turn the power off completely and unplug the power cable for about 30 seconds to clear the network cache; on PC, do a full shutdown instead of a quick restart. Boot everything back up and relaunch the game.
3. Power-cycle your router and switch to a wired connection. Wi-Fi instability is one of the biggest triggers for Currant. Unplug your modem and router from power, wait at least 60 seconds, then plug them back in and wait for the connection lights to stabilize. If you play over Wi-Fi, run an Ethernet cable to your PC or console, even just as a test. Wired connections eliminate wireless interference and the micro-disconnections that Destiny 2 detects immediately — Bungie's own troubleshooting guidance recommends a wired connection for persistent network errors.
4. Check your NAT type and enable UPnP. Strict or Moderate NAT types make disconnects far more likely. On PlayStation, go to Settings, then Network, and choose View Connection Status to see your NAT type; on Xbox, open Settings, General, Network settings, and run Test NAT type. Open your router's admin panel in a browser (usually at the gateway address printed on the router) and make sure UPnP is enabled, which lets Destiny 2 open the ports it needs automatically. If you run your own router behind an ISP-provided gateway, avoid that double-NAT setup by putting one of the devices in bridge mode.
5. Allow Destiny 2 through your firewall or forward its ports. Firewalls can block the ports Destiny 2 uses to talk to Bungie's servers. On Windows, open Control Panel, go to System and Security, then Windows Defender Firewall, and click Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall. Find Destiny 2 in the list and make sure both Private and Public are checked; if it is missing, click Allow another app and browse to your installation folder. If you forward ports manually in your router, Destiny 2 uses TCP ports 1935, 3074, 3101, and 30000-30001, and UDP ports 3074, 3724, and 27000-27050. Restart your router after saving the changes.
6. Flush your DNS, try a different DNS, and disable VPNs. Bad or slow DNS resolution can quietly cause Currant. On Windows, open Command Prompt as administrator and run ipconfig /flushdns, then restart your PC. As a longer test, switch your DNS servers to a public provider such as Cloudflare (1.1.1.1) or Google (8.8.8.8): on Windows go to Settings, Network and Internet, change adapter options, right-click your adapter, choose Properties, select Internet Protocol Version 4, and set the DNS addresses there. Also turn off any VPN, proxy, or network-filtering software while testing — VPNs reroute your traffic through distant servers and add latency and packet loss, which is exactly what triggers this error.

Did this fix it? Quick checklist

• You can play for a full hour without a Currant disconnect
• Bungie's status page shows no active maintenance or outage
• Your PC or console is on a wired Ethernet connection
• Your NAT type shows as Open and no VPN or proxy is running

If Currant still keeps appearing, try playing on a different network — a phone hotspot, for example — to find out whether the problem is your home network or something upstream. If the error disappears on the hotspot, call your ISP and ask them to check the line quality and the route to Bungie's servers. As a last resort, a clean reinstall of Destiny 2 clears every cached file, but try the network fixes above first — Currant is almost always a connection problem, and reinstalling a 100-plus-gigabyte game rarely changes that.