# Environment variable in if condition is not working

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/environment-variable-in-if-condition-is-not-working/314863
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [September 21, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/environment-variable-in-if-condition-is-not-working/314863 "2022-09-21T11:55:17Z")
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#### Post date: [September 21, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/environment-variable-in-if-condition-is-not-working/314863/2 "2022-09-21T15:59:14Z")

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> [@seb.sch](#):
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> What am I doing wrong in my config?

Referencing an environment variable in a conditional. You would think it would be supported, but it is not. See [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/environment-variables-in-if-then-logic/197099/2) thread.

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