# Default \_timestamp not set to now

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default--timestamp-not-set-to-now/27766>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 20, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default--timestamp-not-set-to-now/27766 "2015-08-20T13:50:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Hornov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c67d28/32.png) [@Hornov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hornov)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default--timestamp-not-set-to-now/27766/1 "2015-08-20T13:50:53Z")

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For some records (very seldom I recognize) I noticed that the field \_timestamp (set to default) has an old value (several days) and on an old index (I use logstash with dynamic index by day). I don't understand how that's possible. I think that's a bug. Can you confirm ?

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**Author:** ![Hornov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c67d28/32.png) [@Hornov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hornov)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 7:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default--timestamp-not-set-to-now/27766/2 "2015-08-21T07:05:29Z")

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The field \_timestamp is not set to default so sorry it's a mistake, there is no bug.

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default--timestamp-not-set-to-now/27766/3 "2017-07-05T23:54:40Z")

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