# Filebeat and system time
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-system-time/110815
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [December 8, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-system-time/110815 "2017-12-08T10:05:39Z")
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### Author:  [@guillaume-lin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/guillaume-lin)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-system-time/110815/1 "2017-12-08T10:05:39Z")
I have install filebeat in my testing machine to collect logs to elasticsearch. I found filebeat can not collect my logs, it seems that it's because I change my testing machines' sysmtem periodical.
is there any option to make filebeat work even the system time changes ?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2018, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-and-system-time/110815/2 "2018-01-05T10:06:13Z")
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