diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/public/app/components/template_form/steps/step_logistics.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/public/app/components/template_form/steps/step_logistics.tsx
index 290ade3504551..d2134837c15e5 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/public/app/components/template_form/steps/step_logistics.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/public/app/components/template_form/steps/step_logistics.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../../../../../../src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/components';
 import { documentationService } from '../../../services/documentation';
 import { StepProps } from '../types';
-import { schemas } from '../template_form_schemas';
+import { schemas, nameConfig, nameConfigWithoutValidations } from '../template_form_schemas';
 
 // Create or Form components with partial props that are common to all instances
 const UseField = getUseField({ component: Field });
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export const StepLogistics: React.FunctionComponent<StepProps> = ({
             ['data-test-subj']: name.testSubject,
             euiFieldProps: { disabled: isEditing },
           }}
+          config={isEditing ? nameConfigWithoutValidations : nameConfig}
         />
       </FormRow>
       {/* Index patterns */}
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/public/app/components/template_form/template_form_schemas.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/public/app/components/template_form/template_form_schemas.tsx
index 5f3e28ddffb8e..ed2616cc64e38 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/public/app/components/template_form/template_form_schemas.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/public/app/components/template_form/template_form_schemas.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   FormSchema,
   FIELD_TYPES,
   VALIDATION_TYPES,
+  FieldConfig,
 } from '../../../../../../../../src/plugins/es_ui_shared/static/forms/hook_form_lib';
 
 import {
@@ -34,70 +35,71 @@ const {
 const { toInt } = fieldFormatters;
 const indexPatternInvalidCharacters = INVALID_INDEX_PATTERN_CHARS.join(' ');
 
-export const schemas: Record<string, FormSchema> = {
-  logistics: {
-    name: {
-      type: FIELD_TYPES.TEXT,
-      label: i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.templateForm.stepLogistics.fieldNameLabel', {
-        defaultMessage: 'Name',
+export const nameConfig: FieldConfig = {
+  type: FIELD_TYPES.TEXT,
+  label: i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.templateForm.stepLogistics.fieldNameLabel', {
+    defaultMessage: 'Name',
+  }),
+  validations: [
+    {
+      validator: emptyField(
+        i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.templateValidation.templateNameRequiredError', {
+          defaultMessage: 'A template name is required.',
+        })
+      ),
+    },
+    {
+      validator: containsCharsField({
+        chars: ' ',
+        message: i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.templateValidation.templateNameSpacesError', {
+          defaultMessage: 'Spaces are not allowed in a template name.',
+        }),
       }),
-      validations: [
-        {
-          validator: emptyField(
-            i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.templateValidation.templateNameRequiredError', {
-              defaultMessage: 'A template name is required.',
-            })
-          ),
-        },
-        {
-          validator: containsCharsField({
-            chars: ' ',
-            message: i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.templateValidation.templateNameSpacesError', {
-              defaultMessage: 'Spaces are not allowed in a template name.',
-            }),
-          }),
-        },
-        {
-          validator: startsWithField({
-            char: '_',
-            message: i18n.translate(
-              'xpack.idxMgmt.templateValidation.templateNameUnderscoreError',
-              {
-                defaultMessage: 'A template name must not start with an underscore.',
-              }
-            ),
-          }),
-        },
-        {
-          validator: startsWithField({
-            char: '.',
-            message: i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.templateValidation.templateNamePeriodError', {
-              defaultMessage: 'A template name must not start with a period.',
-            }),
-          }),
-        },
-        {
-          validator: containsCharsField({
-            chars: INVALID_TEMPLATE_NAME_CHARS,
-            message: ({ charsFound }) =>
-              i18n.translate(
-                'xpack.idxMgmt.templateValidation.templateNameInvalidaCharacterError',
-                {
-                  defaultMessage: 'A template name must not contain the character "{invalidChar}"',
-                  values: { invalidChar: charsFound[0] },
-                }
-              ),
+    },
+    {
+      validator: startsWithField({
+        char: '_',
+        message: i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.templateValidation.templateNameUnderscoreError', {
+          defaultMessage: 'A template name must not start with an underscore.',
+        }),
+      }),
+    },
+    {
+      validator: startsWithField({
+        char: '.',
+        message: i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.templateValidation.templateNamePeriodError', {
+          defaultMessage: 'A template name must not start with a period.',
+        }),
+      }),
+    },
+    {
+      validator: containsCharsField({
+        chars: INVALID_TEMPLATE_NAME_CHARS,
+        message: ({ charsFound }) =>
+          i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.templateValidation.templateNameInvalidaCharacterError', {
+            defaultMessage: 'A template name must not contain the character "{invalidChar}"',
+            values: { invalidChar: charsFound[0] },
           }),
-        },
-        {
-          validator: lowerCaseStringField(
-            i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.templateValidation.templateNameLowerCaseRequiredError', {
-              defaultMessage: 'The template name must be in lowercase.',
-            })
-          ),
-        },
-      ],
+      }),
     },
+    {
+      validator: lowerCaseStringField(
+        i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.templateValidation.templateNameLowerCaseRequiredError', {
+          defaultMessage: 'The template name must be in lowercase.',
+        })
+      ),
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+export const nameConfigWithoutValidations: FieldConfig = {
+  ...nameConfig,
+  validations: [],
+};
+
+export const schemas: Record<string, FormSchema> = {
+  logistics: {
+    name: nameConfig,
     indexPatterns: {
       type: FIELD_TYPES.COMBO_BOX,
       defaultValue: [],