# Can't merge a non object mapping \[cluster\] with an object mapping \[cluster\] ES 5.3.0

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-merge-a-non-object-mapping-cluster-with-an-object-mapping-cluster-es-5-3-0/81841>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** es-hadoop\
**Created:** [April 10, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-merge-a-non-object-mapping-cluster-with-an-object-mapping-cluster-es-5-3-0/81841 "2017-04-10T14:57:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![jkuang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jkuang/32/72637_2.png) [@jkuang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jkuang)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-merge-a-non-object-mapping-cluster-with-an-object-mapping-cluster-es-5-3-0/81841/2 "2017-04-11T18:08:52Z")

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Take at the discuss link below. I think you are having the same problem.

> [@Filter or output plugin complains: Can't merge a non object mapping with an object mapping](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-or-output-plugin-complains-cant-merge-a-non-object-mapping-with-an-object-mapping/46665):
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> Not sure if its the json filter or the elasticsearch output plugin. But I'm hitting this Logstash error "Can't merge a non object mapping [myMap.1.myList] with an object mapping [myMap.1.myList]" Logstash error: {:timestamp=\>"2016-04-07T10:50:56.952000+0000", :message=\>"Failed action. ", :status=\>400, :action=\>["index", {:\_id=\>nil, :\_index=\>"logstash-2016.04.07", :\_type=\>"jsonlog", :\_routing=\>nil}, 2016-04-07T10:50:56.189Z MYHOST {"timestamp":"2016-04-07 10:50:55,562","level":"INFO","logger"…

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