# \[SOLVED\] The filter plugin mutate-convert doesn't work in 5.0

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-the-filter-plugin-mutate-convert-doesnt-work-in-5-0/65496
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [November 9, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-the-filter-plugin-mutate-convert-doesnt-work-in-5-0/65496 "2016-11-09T13:28:51Z")
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### Author: ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2016, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solved-the-filter-plugin-mutate-convert-doesnt-work-in-5-0/65496/15 "2016-11-11T12:47:21Z")

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Yes, this is a limitation. For now you'll have to use a ruby filter to convert dynamically named fields.

> <https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-filter-mutate/issues/57>

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