# The kafka and elasticsearch output plugins won't block each other in one pipeline

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-kafka-and-elasticsearch-output-plugins-wont-block-each-other-in-one-pipeline/60214>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 10, 2016, 10:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-kafka-and-elasticsearch-output-plugins-wont-block-each-other-in-one-pipeline/60214 "2016-09-10T10:55:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![xiaozhuqq48](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/97f17d/32.png) [@xiaozhuqq48](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xiaozhuqq48)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 10:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-kafka-and-elasticsearch-output-plugins-wont-block-each-other-in-one-pipeline/60214/1 "2016-09-10T10:55:55Z")

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When I upgrade logstash from version2.3.3 to 2.4.0, I find out the logstash outputs won't block each other.  
In my enviroment, the output plugins are kafka 0.10 and elasticsearch 2.3.4.  
When kafka is down , the elasticsearch can still have event input.

Is this right?

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**Author:** ![xiaozhuqq48](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/97f17d/32.png) [@xiaozhuqq48](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xiaozhuqq48)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-kafka-and-elasticsearch-output-plugins-wont-block-each-other-in-one-pipeline/60214/2 "2016-09-10T10:57:40Z")

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{:timestamp=\>"2016-09-02T08:37:46.891000+0800", :message=\>"Beats input: the pipeline is blocked, temporary refusing new connection.", :reconnect\_backoff\_sleep=\>0.5, :level=\>:warn}

this warn was never shown again

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**Author:** ![xiaozhuqq48](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/97f17d/32.png) [@xiaozhuqq48](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xiaozhuqq48)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-kafka-and-elasticsearch-output-plugins-wont-block-each-other-in-one-pipeline/60214/3 "2016-09-12T14:34:08Z")

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Does anyone have the same problem?  
Can someone help?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-kafka-and-elasticsearch-output-plugins-wont-block-each-other-in-one-pipeline/60214/4 "2017-07-06T04:38:56Z")

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