# Updated licence, can't start Elasticsearch **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 21, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updated-licence-cant-start-elasticsearch/132642 "2018-05-21T10:01:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![randomuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/958977/32.png) [@randomuser](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/randomuser)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updated-licence-cant-start-elasticsearch/132642/1 "2018-05-21T10:01:39Z")
So, I've updated my licence to the basic 1 year version and now I can't start Elasticsearch anymore.. Getting errors like: > [2018-05-21T11:44:24,719][ERROR][o.e.x.s.a.f.SecurityActionFilter] [cn\_nVNo] blocking [cluster:monitor/stats] operation due to expired license. Cluster health, cluster stats and indices stats > operations are blocked on license expiration. All data operations (read and write) continue to work. > If you have a new license, please update it. Otherwise, please reach out to your support contact. This is my licence activation process: ![111111](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/a/3acf529f68777802140c0e31aedaabc16a9bffb3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![randomuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/958977/32.png) [@randomuser](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/randomuser)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updated-licence-cant-start-elasticsearch/132642/2 "2018-05-21T11:23:08Z")
Solution: Reinstalled Elasticsearch, ran the same commands, works ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updated-licence-cant-start-elasticsearch/132642/3 "2018-06-18T11:23:10Z")
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