# internal error: bad reference count

**URL:** <https://community.zeek.org/t/internal-error-bad-reference-count/206>\
**Category:** Zeek\
**Created:** [December 29, 2001, 6:54am UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/internal-error-bad-reference-count/206 "2001-12-29T06:54:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ashley\_Thomas1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@Ashley\_Thomas1](https://community.zeek.org/u/Ashley_Thomas1)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2001, 6:54am UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/internal-error-bad-reference-count/206/1 "2001-12-29T06:54:20Z")

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hi,

I am using bro 0.7a48 version on openBSD 2.9.  
(I have made some changes to it.)

I am getting an internal error while running bro on a specific case.  
Any pointers on when does an 'internal error' occur ?  
If anyone one could give some pointers/ideas as to what might be the type  
of error that would be helpful.

this is what gdb 'where' returned:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/internal-error-bad-reference-count/206/2 "2022-05-06T15:36:25Z")

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