# \[ElasticSearch 2.2.0\] I am occasionally getting Process Cluster Event Timeout Exception\[failed to process cluster event (put-mapping \[as\]) within 30s\] while bulk indexing documents

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-2-2-0-i-am-occasionally-getting-process-cluster-event-timeout-exception-failed-to-process-cluster-event-put-mapping-as-within-30s-while-bulk-indexing-documents/42305
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**Created:** [February 20, 2016, 11:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-2-2-0-i-am-occasionally-getting-process-cluster-event-timeout-exception-failed-to-process-cluster-event-put-mapping-as-within-30s-while-bulk-indexing-documents/42305 "2016-02-20T11:46:25Z")
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#### Post date: [February 21, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-2-2-0-i-am-occasionally-getting-process-cluster-event-timeout-exception-failed-to-process-cluster-event-put-mapping-as-within-30s-while-bulk-indexing-documents/42305/6 "2016-02-21T23:50:35Z")

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Would this be the same reason why the cluster throws `ProcessClusterEventTimeoutException[failed to process cluster event (put-mapping [as]) within 30s]`?

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