diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/es_field_select/es_field_select.js b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/es_field_select/es_field_select.js
index 3f936b3aca637..b5c1c233da33a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/es_field_select/es_field_select.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/es_field_select/es_field_select.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const ESFieldSelect = ({ value, fields = [], onChange, onFocus, onBlur })
       }}
       onFocus={onFocus}
       onBlur={onBlur}
-      singleSelection
+      singleSelection={{ asPlainText: true }}
       isClearable={false}
     />
   );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/es_index_select/es_index_select.js b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/es_index_select/es_index_select.js
index d871ba1b7d9b1..035cae6fbba06 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/es_index_select/es_index_select.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/es_index_select/es_index_select.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const ESIndexSelect = ({ value, loading, indices, onChange, onFocus, onBl
       onFocus={onFocus}
       disabled={loading}
       options={options}
-      singleSelection
+      singleSelection={{ asPlainText: true }}
       isClearable={false}
       onCreateOption={input => onChange(input || defaultIndex)}
     />