# Unknown garbage collector name error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-garbage-collector-name-error/149025>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 18, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-garbage-collector-name-error/149025 "2018-09-18T21:10:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![anuroop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@anuroop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anuroop)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-garbage-collector-name-error/149025/1 "2018-09-18T21:10:31Z")

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Hello

I am using logstash 6.1.1

I am getting this error in my logstash logs,

[2018-09-18T16:09:14,890][ERROR][logstash.instrument.periodicpoller.jvm] Unknown garbage collector name {:name=\>nil}

Please help

Thanks

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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:** [October 16, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-garbage-collector-name-error/149025/2 "2018-10-16T21:10:39Z")

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