# Cluster ID "68ed60: JSON plugin error in Logstash 5 but no error in Logstash 2.3

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cluster-id-68ed60-json-plugin-error-in-logstash-5-but-no-error-in-logstash-2-3/68200>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 6, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cluster-id-68ed60-json-plugin-error-in-logstash-5-but-no-error-in-logstash-2-3/68200 "2016-12-06T17:21:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Charles\_Lee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Charles\_Lee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Charles_Lee)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cluster-id-68ed60-json-plugin-error-in-logstash-5-but-no-error-in-logstash-2-3/68200/1 "2016-12-06T17:21:42Z")

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We got this error "JSON parse error, original data now in message field {:error=\>#\<LogStash::Json::ParserError: Unexpected character ('-' (code 45))"

after upgrade to Logstash 5.0.1 but not happen in 2.3

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 6:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cluster-id-68ed60-json-plugin-error-in-logstash-5-but-no-error-in-logstash-2-3/68200/2 "2016-12-08T06:34:39Z")

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What does the event look like?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 6:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cluster-id-68ed60-json-plugin-error-in-logstash-5-but-no-error-in-logstash-2-3/68200/3 "2017-01-05T06:34:44Z")

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