# Overriding bootstrap checks in 5.0.0-alpha5 **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 22, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/overriding-bootstrap-checks-in-5-0-0-alpha5/58611 "2016-08-22T19:01:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![loren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/loren/32/44942_2.png) [@loren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/loren)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/overriding-bootstrap-checks-in-5-0-0-alpha5/58611/1 "2016-08-22T19:01:49Z")
I downloaded the tar.gz and launched Elasticsearch 5.0.0-alpha5 like this: ```auto ./bin/elasticsearch -Enetwork.host=_site_ -Ebootstrap.ignore_system_bootstrap_checks=true ``` This ignores the system-level checks around file descriptors and vm settings, but still enforces checks for min heap == max heap: ```auto [2016-08-22 11:57:05,718][WARN][bootstrap] [_zjSJnZ] enforcing bootstrap checks but ignoring system bootstrap checks, consider not ignoring system checks ``` I understand setting my network host to non-loopback is triggering these checks. Is there some way I can override them like I do with the system checks? ---
**Author:** ![nik9000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nik9000/32/44947_2.png) [@nik9000](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nik9000)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/overriding-bootstrap-checks-in-5-0-0-alpha5/58611/2 "2016-08-22T19:15:26Z")
> [@loren](#): > > Is there some way I can override them like I do with the system checks? No there isn't. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/overriding-bootstrap-checks-in-5-0-0-alpha5/58611/3 "2017-07-05T22:26:05Z")
Closed on July 5, 2017, 10:26pm UTC