> Source: [sk178771](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk178771)

# sk178771 - "fwmultik_predefined_dispatching: BAD_MULTIK_TAG:got bad instance..." error in /var/log/messages

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk178771 |
| Date Created | 2022-04-29 |
| Last Modified | 2022-05-01 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |

## Symptoms

- This error message is in */var/log/messages*.

```

[DATE TIME} HostName kernel: [fw4_0];fwmultik_predefined_dispatching: BAD_MULTIK_TAG:got bad instance...
```

## Cause

There is no connectivity effect/impact.  

The error above means that an optimization could not run, so a lookup occurs in the dispatcher.

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