# Logstash 5.1.1 "bad URI(is not URI?)"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-1-1-bad-uri-is-not-uri/70062>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 27, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-1-1-bad-uri-is-not-uri/70062 "2016-12-27T12:48:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-1-1-bad-uri-is-not-uri/70062/1 "2016-12-27T12:48:20Z")

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Hello. I try to run Logstash 5.1.1 but receive an error: "bad URI (is not URI?)". In logstash.yml host and port specified. Where is the problem ? Tell me please.  
Thank you.

error:  
c: \ Program Files \ Logstash \ bin\> logstash.bat -e 'input {stdin {}} output {stdout {}}'  
An unexpected error occurred! : Error =\> bad URI (is not URI?): File: // c: / Program Files / Logstash / confi  
g / log4j2.properties,: backtrace =\> [ "C: / Program Files / Logstash / vendor / jruby / lib / ruby ​​/ 1.9 / uri / common.  
rb: 176: in `split '", "C: / Program Files / Logstash / vendor / jruby / lib / ruby ​​/ 1.9 / uri / common.rb: 210: in` parse  
' "," C: / Program Files / Logstash / vendor / jruby / lib / ruby ​​/ 1.9 / uri / common.rb: 747: in `parse'", "C: / Program Files / Logstash / vendor / jruby / lib / ruby ​​/ 1.9 / uri / common.rb: 994: in`URI '", "c: / Program Files / Logstash / log  
stash-core / lib / logstash / logging / logger.rb: 76: in `initialize '", "org / jruby / ext / thread / Mutex.java: 149: in`synchronize '", "c: / Program Files / Logstash / logstash-core / lib / logstash / logging / logger.rb: 74: in`in itialize ' "," c: / Program Files / Logstash / logstash-core / lib / logstash / runner.rb: 193: in`execute'", "c: / P  
rogram Files / Logstash / vendor / bundle / jruby / 1.9 / gems / clamp-0.6.5 / lib / clamp / command.rb: 67: in `run '", "c : / Program Files / Logstash / logstash-core / lib / logstash / runner.rb: 178: in`run '", "c: / Program Files / Logst  
ash / vendor / bundle / jruby / 1.9 / gems / clamp-0.6.5 / lib / clamp / command.rb: 132: in `run '", "c: \\ Program Files \ \ Logstash \\ lib \\ bootstrap \\ environment.rb: 71: in`(root) '"]

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**Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-5-1-1-bad-uri-is-not-uri/70062/2 "2017-01-24T12:48:43Z")

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