# Unable to overwrite module input

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-overwrite-module-input/233907
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [May 22, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-overwrite-module-input/233907 "2020-05-22T13:40:32Z")
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### Author: ![hazcod](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hazcod/32/67689_2.png) [@hazcod](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hazcod)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-overwrite-module-input/233907/1 "2020-05-22T13:40:33Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to disable a module input and specify my own.  
As seen in [https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/master/x-pack/filebeat/module/checkpoint/firewall/config/firewall.yml](https://github.com/elastic/beats/blob/master/x-pack/filebeat/module/checkpoint/firewall/config/firewall.yml) , if we specify 'false' for `input.var` it should render an input object. So I want to specify my own with the following.

Code:

```
filebeat.modules:

- module: checkpoint

  firewall:

    var.input: "false"

    input:

      pipeline: checkpoint

      protocol:

        tcp:

          host: "0.0.0.0:8001"

          ssl:

            enabled: true

            certificate_authorities: ["certs/ca.crt"]

            certificate: "certs/filebeat.crt"

            key: "certs/filebeat.key"

            verification_mode: "full"

            client_authentication: "required"

 

output.elasticsearch:

  hosts: ["[http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200/)"]

# index: "filebeat-%{[agent.version]}-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}"

  pipeline: "checkpoint"

  protocol: "http"

~

```

However this always returns: **No paths were defined for input accessing config** , as if the module still uses the `log` module. Ideas?

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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: [June 19, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-overwrite-module-input/233907/2 "2020-06-19T13:40:43Z")

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