diff --git a/public/pages/SplitIndex/components/SplitIndexForm/SplitIndexForm.tsx b/public/pages/SplitIndex/components/SplitIndexForm/SplitIndexForm.tsx
index acb493a00..0caf5cb5b 100644
--- a/public/pages/SplitIndex/components/SplitIndexForm/SplitIndexForm.tsx
+++ b/public/pages/SplitIndex/components/SplitIndexForm/SplitIndexForm.tsx
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ export default class SplitIndexForm extends Component<SplitIndexComponentProps>
             "data-test-subj": "numberOfReplicasInput",
             placeholder: "Specify number of replica",
             min: 0,
-            value: 1,
           },
         },
       },
diff --git a/public/pages/SplitIndex/container/SplitIndex/SplitIndex.tsx b/public/pages/SplitIndex/container/SplitIndex/SplitIndex.tsx
index 146f0b32b..e59995511 100644
--- a/public/pages/SplitIndex/container/SplitIndex/SplitIndex.tsx
+++ b/public/pages/SplitIndex/container/SplitIndex/SplitIndex.tsx
@@ -67,11 +67,9 @@ export class SplitIndex extends Component<SplitIndexProps> {
     } catch (err) {
       // no need to log anything since getIndexSettings will log the error
       this.onCancel();
+      return;
     }
 
-    if (!sourceIndex) {
-      this.onCancel();
-    }
     this.setState({
       sourceIndex,
     });
@@ -87,6 +85,7 @@ export class SplitIndex extends Component<SplitIndexProps> {
     } catch (err) {
       // no need to log anything since getIndexSettings will log the error
       this.onCancel();
+      return;
     }
     const reasons = [];
     const sourceSettings = get(sourceIndexSettings, [sourceIndex.index, "settings"]);