---
title: Monitoring UI shows fewer Beats than expected
description: If you are running multiple Beat instances on the same host, make sure they each have a distinct path.data value. 
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/filebeat/monitoring-shows-fewer-than-expected-beats
products:
  - Beats
  - Filebeat
applies_to:
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# Monitoring UI shows fewer Beats than expected
If you are running multiple Beat instances on the same host, make sure they each have a distinct `path.data` value.