# Logstash sending same message to multiple indexes in ES

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-sending-same-message-to-multiple-indexes-in-es/92464>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 10, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-sending-same-message-to-multiple-indexes-in-es/92464 "2017-07-10T12:18:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-sending-same-message-to-multiple-indexes-in-es/92464/2 "2017-07-12T12:29:35Z")

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> ```
> if [type] == "app1_app_log" or "app1_web_log" {
> 
> ```

This doesn't mean what you think it means. Use either

```
if [type] in ["app1_app_log", "app1_web_log"] {

```

or

```
if [type] == "app1_app_log" or [type] == "app1_web_log" {

```

instead.

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