# Error opening zip file or JAR manifest missing : /opt/build/workspace/elastic-apm-agent-1.38.0.jar **URL:** \ **Category:** APM\ **Tags:** docker, agent-explorer\ **Created:** [May 25, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-opening-zip-file-or-jar-manifest-missing-opt-build-workspace-elastic-apm-agent-1-38-0-jar/334276 "2023-05-25T05:59:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nupur\_srivastava](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nupur_srivastava/32/121414_2.png) [@nupur\_srivastava](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nupur_srivastava)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-opening-zip-file-or-jar-manifest-missing-opt-build-workspace-elastic-apm-agent-1-38-0-jar/334276/1 "2023-05-25T05:59:41Z")
Hi, We have multiple microservices running on docker, I have installed Elastic APM -Java "elastic-apm-agent-1.38.0.jar" into my project directory /opt/build/workspace/ and run the same with changes made in docker file but getting below error: Error opening zip file or JAR manifest missing : /opt/build/workspace//elastic-apm-agent-1.38.0.jar Error occurred during initialization of VM agent library failed to init: instrument Permission : -rw-rw-r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Shirazi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jack_shirazi/32/91641_2.png) [@Jack\_Shirazi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jack_Shirazi)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-opening-zip-file-or-jar-manifest-missing-opt-build-workspace-elastic-apm-agent-1-38-0-jar/334276/2 "2023-05-25T12:29:24Z")
The error is saying the jar is not at that path. Maybe it failed to copy in? I notice the '//' in the path, usually that shouldn't matter but maybe change that too ---
**Author:** ![nupur\_srivastava](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nupur_srivastava/32/121414_2.png) [@nupur\_srivastava](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nupur_srivastava)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-opening-zip-file-or-jar-manifest-missing-opt-build-workspace-elastic-apm-agent-1-38-0-jar/334276/3 "2023-05-26T06:05:01Z")
Hi have jar file in the mentioned path /opt/build/workspace/auth-service-apm/elastic-apm-agent-1.38.0.jar getting error: Error opening zip file or JAR manifest missing : /opt/build/workspace/auth-service-apm/elastic-apm-agent-1.38.0.jar Error occurred during initialization of VM agent library failed to init: instrument ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Shirazi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jack_shirazi/32/91641_2.png) [@Jack\_Shirazi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jack_Shirazi)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-opening-zip-file-or-jar-manifest-missing-opt-build-workspace-elastic-apm-agent-1-38-0-jar/334276/4 "2023-05-26T13:36:28Z")
I suggest you do an ls -l of that path in the docker command just before then doing the java command ---
**Author:** ![nupur\_srivastava](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nupur_srivastava/32/121414_2.png) [@nupur\_srivastava](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nupur_srivastava)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-opening-zip-file-or-jar-manifest-missing-opt-build-workspace-elastic-apm-agent-1-38-0-jar/334276/5 "2023-05-29T05:28:43Z")
Still same error. Error opening zip file or JAR manifest missing ---
**Author:** ![nupur\_srivastava](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nupur_srivastava/32/121414_2.png) [@nupur\_srivastava](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nupur_srivastava)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-opening-zip-file-or-jar-manifest-missing-opt-build-workspace-elastic-apm-agent-1-38-0-jar/334276/6 "2023-05-31T07:18:15Z")
It worked, issue is with dockerfile I forgot to add "-jar" text into entrypoint Thanks @Jack_Shirazi ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 7:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-opening-zip-file-or-jar-manifest-missing-opt-build-workspace-elastic-apm-agent-1-38-0-jar/334276/7 "2023-06-28T07:19:10Z")
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