# Jarhell issue with plugin libraries

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jarhell-issue-with-plugin-libraries/45247>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 23, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jarhell-issue-with-plugin-libraries/45247 "2016-03-23T15:56:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![chindhu\_hari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@chindhu\_hari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chindhu_hari)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jarhell-issue-with-plugin-libraries/45247/1 "2016-03-23T15:56:55Z")

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Hi,

There are some 10 libraries that my plugin is dependent on, in those 4 libraries are already there in the elasticsearch lib/ folder. I removed those 4 libraries from my plugin folder. The problem is, when my plugin classes start looking for those 4 libraries, I get a classnotfound exception. Shouldn't my plugin classes be able to see those jars in the classpath since they are in the elasticsearch lib/ ?

Thanks!

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jarhell-issue-with-plugin-libraries/45247/2 "2017-07-05T23:05:48Z")

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