# Elastic licence isn't sticky

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-licence-isnt-sticky/264677>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 18, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-licence-isnt-sticky/264677 "2021-02-18T09:53:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![eeijlar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/96bed5/32.png) [@eeijlar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eeijlar)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-licence-isnt-sticky/264677/1 "2021-02-18T09:53:21Z")

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I have the ELK stack installed in Kubernetes. I find that the license has to be updated on a daily basis, otherwise I get:

```auto
{"statusCode":403,"error":"Forbidden","message":"Your basic license does not support PDF Reporting. Please upgrade your license."}Report path: 

```

Is this a bug/expected behaviour?

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-licence-isnt-sticky/264677/2 "2021-02-18T10:35:16Z")

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Sounds like a bug, but probably not one in Elasticsearch. Does the `cluster_uuid` reported by `GET /` change every day too?

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**Author:** ![eeijlar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/96bed5/32.png) [@eeijlar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eeijlar)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 10:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-licence-isnt-sticky/264677/3 "2021-02-18T10:54:07Z")

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Hi David,

We are thinking now someone else is also using the license in a different cluster. Could that be it?

John

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**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-licence-isnt-sticky/264677/4 "2021-02-18T11:29:40Z")

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No I don't think that would explain it.

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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:** [March 18, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-licence-isnt-sticky/264677/5 "2021-03-18T11:30:08Z")

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