# ILM keeps losing track of indices
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-keeps-losing-track-of-indices/284055
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management
**Created:** [September 13, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-keeps-losing-track-of-indices/284055 "2021-09-13T10:44:29Z")
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### Author:  [@cawoodm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cawoodm)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-keeps-losing-track-of-indices/284055/1 "2021-09-13T10:44:29Z")
We keep seeing the issue described [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-lifecycle-management-does-not-point-to-index-error/211513) where Elasticsearch is not rolling over indices properly.
> [2021-09-13T12:39:16,671][ERROR][o.e.x.i.IndexLifecycleRunner] [ecom-repository01] policy [test-policy] for index [errors-test-000021] failed on step [{"phase":"hot","action":"rollover","name":"check-rollover-ready"}]. Moving to ERROR step
> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: index.lifecycle.rollover\_alias [errors-test] does not point to index [errors-test-000021]
> at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ilm.WaitForRolloverReadyStep.evaluateCondition(WaitForRolloverReadyStep.java:104) [x-pack-core-7.7.0.jar:7.7.0]
> at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ilm.IndexLifecycleRunner.runPeriodicStep(IndexLifecycleRunner.java:173) [x-pack-ilm-7.7.0.jar:7.7.0]
> at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ilm.IndexLifecycleService.triggerPolicies(IndexLifecycleService.java:329) [x-pack-ilm-7.7.0.jar:7.7.0]
> at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ilm.IndexLifecycleService.triggered(IndexLifecycleService.java:267) [x-pack-ilm-7.7.0.jar:7.7.0]
> at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.scheduler.SchedulerEngine.notifyListeners(SchedulerEngine.java:183) [x-pack-core-7.7.0.jar:7.7.0]
1. How can we resolve this permanently? My feeling is ILM in general is a bit flaky.
2. Is there a way to query such orphaned indices so we can re-attach them?
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### Author:  [@sholzhauer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sholzhauer)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2021, 7:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-keeps-losing-track-of-indices/284055/2 "2021-10-04T07:40:11Z")
Hi cawoodm,
This looks to me like an issue in your index templates.
Your ILM is looking for the "alias" errors-test". Meaning your index has an ILM assigned which is looking for an alias which it doesn't have.
Have a look at your index template(s) to see if the alias is assigned upon creation of the index.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2021, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-keeps-losing-track-of-indices/284055/3 "2021-11-01T07:41:03Z")
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