# 2019-08-14T21:00:48Z ERR State for READER-006.log should have been dropped, but couldn't as state is not finished

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**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [August 14, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/2019-08-14t2148z-err-state-for-reader-006-log-should-have-been-dropped-but-couldnt-as-state-is-not-finished/195273 "2019-08-14T22:01:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/2019-08-14t2148z-err-state-for-reader-006-log-should-have-been-dropped-but-couldnt-as-state-is-not-finished/195273/1 "2019-08-14T22:01:30Z")

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HI, Filebeat team,  
we have lots of error lines in the filebeat log, i am wondering is this serious? what might have caused this? thanks!  
2019-08-14T21:00:48Z ERR State for READER-006.log should have been dropped, but couldn't as state is not finished.

thanks!  
yan

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**Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/2019-08-14t2148z-err-state-for-reader-006-log-should-have-been-dropped-but-couldnt-as-state-is-not-finished/195273/2 "2019-09-11T22:01:34Z")

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