# Logstash 2.3.2 doesn't run with my Java?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-2-3-2-doesnt-run-with-my-java/48566>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 27, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-2-3-2-doesnt-run-with-my-java/48566 "2016-04-27T14:42:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Eric\_Amick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@Eric\_Amick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eric_Amick)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-2-3-2-doesnt-run-with-my-java/48566/1 "2016-04-27T14:42:14Z")

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When I try to run Logstash 2.3.2, I get the following message:

\Java\jre1.8.0\_91 was unexpected at this time.

2.3.1 works without incident.

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**Author:** ![vikram\_yerneni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3ab097/32.png) [@vikram\_yerneni](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vikram_yerneni)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-2-3-2-doesnt-run-with-my-java/48566/2 "2016-05-02T19:34:29Z")

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I also had the same issue... Tried with jre1.8.0\_92 and it worked..  
Thanks  
VIkram Y

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**Author:** ![Eric\_Amick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@Eric\_Amick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eric_Amick)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-2-3-2-doesnt-run-with-my-java/48566/3 "2016-05-02T20:02:20Z")

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Where do I find this version of Java? It isn't visible on [java.com](http://java.com), at least not for me.

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**Author:** ![mnhan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@mnhan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mnhan)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-2-3-2-doesnt-run-with-my-java/48566/4 "2016-05-03T13:17:40Z")

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have you looked at [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html)

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**Author:** ![Eric\_Amick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@Eric\_Amick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eric_Amick)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-2-3-2-doesnt-run-with-my-java/48566/5 "2016-05-03T13:57:08Z")

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I tried that one, and I get the same error message, though with the new version number, of course. And yes, I updated the JAVA\_HOME variable.

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**Author:** ![vikram\_yerneni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3ab097/32.png) [@vikram\_yerneni](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vikram_yerneni)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-2-3-2-doesnt-run-with-my-java/48566/6 "2016-05-05T19:16:55Z")

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I Uninstalled the logstash agent and reinstalled it back Eric.. Try that.. that should do the trick..  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Eric\_Amick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@Eric\_Amick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eric_Amick)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 11:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-2-3-2-doesnt-run-with-my-java/48566/7 "2016-05-10T11:31:55Z")

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I'm running this on Windows 7, so there really isn't any sort of installation process; I just copy files to a directory and run from there.

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**Author:** ![Yael\_Ochbaum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/85e7bf/32.png) [@Yael\_Ochbaum](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yael_Ochbaum)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-2-3-2-doesnt-run-with-my-java/48566/8 "2016-07-05T08:57:12Z")

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I have the same issue, any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![Eric\_Amick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@Eric\_Amick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eric_Amick)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-2-3-2-doesnt-run-with-my-java/48566/9 "2016-07-11T13:27:03Z")

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It appears 2.3.4 fixes the problem.

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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 6, 2017, 4:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-2-3-2-doesnt-run-with-my-java/48566/10 "2017-07-06T04:48:38Z")

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