# Less than 2 subSpans.size(): 1 error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/less-than-2-subspans-size-1-error/70162>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 28, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/less-than-2-subspans-size-1-error/70162 "2016-12-28T21:00:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sharat\_Jagannath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sharat_jagannath/32/24299_2.png) [@Sharat\_Jagannath](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sharat_Jagannath)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/less-than-2-subspans-size-1-error/70162/1 "2016-12-28T21:00:29Z")

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Hi  
Im using elasticsearch 5.0.0. alpha. When I use query type as phrase\_prefix with 1 term in query string i get error  
"type": "illegal\_argument\_exception",  
"reason": "Less than 2 subSpans.size():1"

Please help.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/less-than-2-subspans-size-1-error/70162/2 "2016-12-29T09:15:14Z")

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Hey,

can you provide a fully reproducible example, that includes documents you index and your full query, which returns this error, so we can check whether this is a bug?

Also, please upgrade to 5.1 and dont use alpha versions, before proceeding.

--Alex

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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:** [January 26, 2017, 9:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/less-than-2-subspans-size-1-error/70162/3 "2017-01-26T09:15:15Z")

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