# Unhelpful error message

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unhelpful-error-message/85116>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 9, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unhelpful-error-message/85116 "2017-05-09T14:36:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![jclose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@jclose](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jclose)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unhelpful-error-message/85116/1 "2017-05-09T14:36:56Z")

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Considering the verbosity of running Logstash at 'info' level logging, I've set ours just to 'warn'.

I'm seeing this error message though:

> [2017-05-09T14:16:39,801][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Action  
> [2017-05-09T14:16:39,801][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Action  
> [2017-05-09T14:16:43,586][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Retrying individual actions  
> [2017-05-09T14:16:43,586][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Action  
> [2017-05-09T14:16:43,586][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Action  
> [2017-05-09T14:16:43,586][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Action  
> [2017-05-09T14:16:43,586][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Action  
> [2017-05-09T14:16:43,587][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Action  
> [2017-05-09T14:16:43,587][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Action

Does anyone know what could be generating this? I have a feeling it could be related to the bulk queue stuff. But I'm not sure.

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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 6, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unhelpful-error-message/85116/2 "2017-06-06T14:47:00Z")

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