# Custom Fields with Module Config

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-fields-with-module-config/174601>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [March 29, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-fields-with-module-config/174601 "2019-03-29T19:29:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michal\_Pristas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michal_pristas/32/46639_2.png) [@Michal\_Pristas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michal_Pristas)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-fields-with-module-config/174601/2 "2019-04-01T13:49:09Z")

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Hey @mattz  
Please take a look at [configuring templates (link)](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/configuration-template.html) and make sure you have **`append_fields`** configured.

if this does not help you can try to run  
`./filebeat setup --template`  
on top of that

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