# Failed to install template logstash error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-install-template-logstash-error/176646>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 12, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-install-template-logstash-error/176646 "2019-04-12T14:21:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-install-template-logstash-error/176646/2 "2019-04-14T09:33:27Z")

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I am getting a similar error after upgrading to Elasticsearch 7.0.0 (was working in 6.3).

I am getting

```
[2019-04-14T09:15:36,933][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Failed to install template. {:message=>"undefined method `update' for nil:NilClass", :class=>"NoMethodError", :backtrace=>["/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.0.1-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/template_manager.rb:39:in `add_ilm_settings_to_template'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.0.1-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/template_manager.rb:14:in `install_template'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.0.1-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/common.rb:129:in `install_template'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.0.1-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/common.rb:50:in `block in setup_after_successful_connection'"]}
```

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