# \#ecctl

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## [Panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference in ecctl 1.1.0](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/panic-runtime-error-invalid-memory-address-or-nil-pointer-dereference-in-ecctl-1-1-0/263808)

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**Author:** [@bbaronas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bbaronas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/panic-runtime-error-invalid-memory-address-or-nil-pointer-dereference-in-ecctl-1-1-0/263808 "2021-02-16T14:18:29Z")

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I am trying to output an upload template for my Elastic Cloud deployment using ecctl. However, when I run ecctl deployment show \<deployment id\> --generate-update-payload \> update.json using my actual deployment id I get …