diff --git a/src/sinks/elasticsearch/common.rs b/src/sinks/elasticsearch/common.rs
index d5c5b214b5449..d6bd3881e01d2 100644
--- a/src/sinks/elasticsearch/common.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/elasticsearch/common.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ impl ElasticsearchCommon {
         );
 
         if let Some(pipeline) = &config.pipeline {
-            query_params.insert("pipeline".into(), pipeline.into());
+            if !pipeline.is_empty() {
+                query_params.insert("pipeline".into(), pipeline.into());
+            }
         }
 
         let bulk_url = {
diff --git a/src/sinks/elasticsearch/integration_tests.rs b/src/sinks/elasticsearch/integration_tests.rs
index 5860576522a94..7e2d7400d0d5b 100644
--- a/src/sinks/elasticsearch/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/elasticsearch/integration_tests.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,28 @@ async fn ensure_pipeline_in_params() {
     assert_eq!(common.query_params["pipeline"], pipeline);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn ensure_empty_pipeline_not_in_params() {
+    let index = gen_index();
+    let pipeline = String::from("");
+
+    let config = ElasticsearchConfig {
+        endpoints: vec![http_server()],
+        bulk: BulkConfig {
+            index,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+        pipeline: Some(pipeline.clone()),
+        batch: batch_settings(),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+    let common = ElasticsearchCommon::parse_single(&config)
+        .await
+        .expect("Config error");
+
+    assert_eq!(common.query_params.get("pipeline"), None);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn structures_events_correctly() {
     let index = gen_index();