# \[Urgent\] How to fix host issue in filebeat-7.17.4 without drop\_fields

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/urgent-how-to-fix-host-issue-in-filebeat-7-17-4-without-drop-fields/307353
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [June 16, 2022, 7:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/urgent-how-to-fix-host-issue-in-filebeat-7-17-4-without-drop-fields/307353 "2022-06-16T07:18:48Z")
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### Author: ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/urgent-how-to-fix-host-issue-in-filebeat-7-17-4-without-drop-fields/307353/2 "2022-06-16T08:11:58Z")

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Please don't create multiple topics on the same topic, it makes it much harder for people to help 🙂

> [@How to fix host issue in filebeat-7.17.4 without drop\_fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-fix-host-issue-in-filebeat-7-17-4-without-drop-fields/306890):
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> Hi Team, Stuck in one issue if I drop\_fields of host then it will work otherwise not working Working condition code: - drop\_fields: fields: ["beat", "offset", "source", "type", "input\_type", "host"] ignore\_missing: true Not Working condition code: processors: - drop\_fields: fields: ["beat", "offset", "source", "type", "input\_type"] ignore\_missing: true Error is here :=\> Could not index event to Elasticsearch.status: 400, action: "type" =\> "mapper\_parsing\_excep…

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