# Unable to ignore @timestamp in logs

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-ignore-timestamp-in-logs/267141
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [March 13, 2021, 7:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-ignore-timestamp-in-logs/267141 "2021-03-13T07:40:54Z")
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### Author: ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-ignore-timestamp-in-logs/267141/4 "2021-03-13T19:02:46Z")

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You can use mutate+remove\_field to remove the default @timestamp field, then set it to the current time using the configuration from [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-set-current-time-in-field/157542) thread.

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