diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/server/create_indices/create_indices.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/server/create_indices/create_indices.ts
index 06e13248fa1c5..03e3b0c804dc0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/server/create_indices/create_indices.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/server/create_indices/create_indices.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const createBenchmarkScoreIndex = async (
 
     const settings: IndexTemplateSettings = {
       index: {
-        default_pipeline: latestFindingsPipelineIngestConfig.id,
+        default_pipeline: scorePipelineIngestConfig.id,
       },
       lifecycle: { name: '' },
     };