# \[filebeat\] In Filebeat, when using the move\_fields processor with the ignore\_missing: true setting to ignore missing keys, it doesn't work as expected

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-in-filebeat-when-using-the-move-fields-processor-with-the-ignore-missing-true-setting-to-ignore-missing-keys-it-doesnt-work-as-expected/344591>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [October 8, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-in-filebeat-when-using-the-move-fields-processor-with-the-ignore-missing-true-setting-to-ignore-missing-keys-it-doesnt-work-as-expected/344591 "2023-10-08T08:11:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Enha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/enha/32/126340_2.png) [@Enha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Enha)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-in-filebeat-when-using-the-move-fields-processor-with-the-ignore-missing-true-setting-to-ignore-missing-keys-it-doesnt-work-as-expected/344591/1 "2023-10-08T08:11:23Z")

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In Filebeat 8.10.2, when using the `move_fields` processor with the `ignore_missing: true` setting to ignore missing keys, it doesn't work as expected. Instead of ignoring the missing field and continuing the processing, an error is thrown when the field doesn't exist in the log.

The `move_fields` processor is designed to rename or move fields within a document. When using the `ignore_missing` parameter set to `true`, it should ignore cases where the source field doesn't exist and continue with the rest of the processing pipeline.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-in-filebeat-when-using-the-move-fields-processor-with-the-ignore-missing-true-setting-to-ignore-missing-keys-it-doesnt-work-as-expected/344591/2 "2023-11-05T10:11:26Z")

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