# Query help must\_not except when

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-help-must-not-except-when/172935>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 19, 2019, 10:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-help-must-not-except-when/172935 "2019-03-19T10:03:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-help-must-not-except-when/172935/4 "2019-03-19T11:30:53Z")

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I believe this because you let the following clauses:

```auto
{
      "match": {
        "notificationType": "88"
      }
    },
    {
      "match": {
        "productForm": "DH"
      }
    }

```

I'd probably remove that.

If you need further help, could you provide a full recreation script as described in [About the Elasticsearch category](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21). It will help to better understand what you are doing. Please, try to keep the example as simple as possible.

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