diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/settings/sections/indices/add_data_steps/pipeline_setup/lib/pipeline.js b/src/plugins/kibana/public/settings/sections/indices/add_data_steps/pipeline_setup/lib/pipeline.js
index cba2d6fdaaf63..199995eea7cfd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/settings/sections/indices/add_data_steps/pipeline_setup/lib/pipeline.js
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/settings/sections/indices/add_data_steps/pipeline_setup/lib/pipeline.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export default class Pipeline {
     const Type = oldProcessor.constructor;
     const newProcessor = this.add(Type, oldProcessor.model);
     newProcessor.collapsed = true;
+    newProcessor.new = false;
 
     return newProcessor;
   }