---
title: Invalid New Relic license
source: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/kubernetes-pixie/kubernetes-integration/troubleshooting/common-error-messages/invalid-nr-license
---

## Problem

You are getting this error in the logs of the `agent` or `forwarder` containers:

```shell
  2018-04-09T14:20:17.750893186Z time="2018-04-09T14:20:17Z" level=error 
  msg="metric sender can't process 0 times" error="InventoryIngest: events
  were not accepted: 401 401 Unauthorized Invalid license key."
```

## Solution

Make sure you're using a valid license key.