# Keep the current \_timestamp in UPDATE document request
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-the-current--timestamp-in-update-document-request/9069
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [September 19, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-the-current--timestamp-in-update-document-request/9069 "2012-09-19T19:57:21Z")
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### Author:  [@Felipe\_Hummel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Felipe_Hummel)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-the-current--timestamp-in-update-document-request/9069/1 "2012-09-19T19:57:21Z")
How can I keep the same \_timestamp value in an update request?
I don't want it to change because of an update in the document.
I've tried something like this in the update script:
ctx.\_timestamp = ctx.\_timestamp
But it doesn't work (can't find ctx.\_timestamp). Is there a way to access
the current \_timestamp to set it to ctx.\_timestamp?
Thanks
Felipe Hummel
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/keep-the-current--timestamp-in-update-document-request/9069/2 "2017-07-06T03:12:13Z")