# GOOD\_OVERLOAD, should I ignore it?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/good-overload-should-i-ignore-it/109128>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [July 30, 2025, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/good-overload-should-i-ignore-it/109128 "2025-07-30T10:11:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![danielps1818](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/good-overload-should-i-ignore-it/109128/1 "2025-07-30T10:11:06Z")

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Hi!  
I'm getting every 2min or something like that a read that is GOOD\_OVERLOAD.

If this quality is "good", am I ok ignoring it?

I'm not sure what consecuence would have not taking into account those types of (good) quality.

Thx in advance!

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**Author:** ![robertm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@robertm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robertm)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/good-overload-should-i-ignore-it/109128/2 "2025-07-30T10:32:05Z")

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> **[SIOS](https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/document/109763090/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-opc-ua-status-code-goodoverload-?dti=0&lc=en-DE)**

You might try slowing down your polling rate. Or ignore. However, i believe if the tag quality, even with the same value, changes, then a tag change event will occur if you have any configured and extra entries into Historian can occur.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/good-overload-should-i-ignore-it/109128/3 "2025-07-30T12:30:03Z")

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Your source OPC server is telling you that it isn't keeping up with the workload you've given it. It definitely should not be ignored.

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**Author:** ![robertm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@robertm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robertm)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/good-overload-should-i-ignore-it/109128/4 "2025-07-30T16:29:17Z")

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The ignored suggestion comes from IA.

> [@Ignition 8.1.5 OPC UA Client Good\_Overload Quality](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-5-opc-ua-client-good-overload-quality/46792):
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> Hi, After upgrading to ignition 8.1.5 (from 8.0.14) i am getting the status Good\_Overload on all OPC points from a Simemens S7 1500 PLC with OPC UA protocol also the update rate of the tags is slowed down (3-5s) vs 1s configured, it was working fine with 8.0.14 any recommendations or configs that needto be changed on the OPC UA client-side (all the tags are configured as direct with 1000 ms subscription rate). S71500 OPC ServerDiag: [Server Diag] S71500 OPC ClientDiag: Good…

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/good-overload-should-i-ignore-it/109128/5 "2025-07-30T16:53:42Z")

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It isn't IA's problem. It is a problem to be addressed by you or the provider of OPC server. If neither is possible, then that's all that IA can offer for advice.