California’s DMV had a computer systems crash today so that everything had to be done by hand.

A systemwide computer failure at the California Department of Motor Vehicles caused several hours of delays at all 168 offices Thursday.

The offices remained open, but with computers unable to connect to the state’s network, DMV workers were forced to do everything by hand, such as processing driver’s licenses and registrations, DMV spokeswoman Jan Mendoza said.

“They’re collecting paperwork and processing it later,” Mendoza said while the computers were down.

DMV offices began experiencing problems connecting to the state’s network around 11 a.m. Offices started to connect back around 2 p.m.

The failure comes a day before DMV offices will close for a mandatory furlough day, meaning customers could have to wait even longer for service.