diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/note/saved_object.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/note/saved_object.ts
index a3291709b02c9..0b043d4e2fdd0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/note/saved_object.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/note/saved_object.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import { noteSavedObjectType } from './saved_object_mappings';
 import { pickSavedTimeline } from '../timeline/pick_saved_timeline';
 import { convertSavedObjectToSavedTimeline } from '../timeline/convert_saved_object_to_savedtimeline';
 import { timelineSavedObjectType } from '../timeline/saved_object_mappings';
-import { TimelineStatus } from '../../../common/types/timeline';
 
 export interface Note {
   deleteNote: (request: FrameworkRequest, noteIds: string[]) => Promise<void>;
@@ -149,10 +148,10 @@ export const persistNote = async (
         note.timelineId == null
           ? await (async () => {
               const timelineResult = convertSavedObjectToSavedTimeline(
-                await savedObjectsClient.create(timelineSavedObjectType, {
-                  ...pickSavedTimeline(null, {}, request.user),
-                  status: TimelineStatus.draft,
-                })
+                await savedObjectsClient.create(
+                  timelineSavedObjectType,
+                  pickSavedTimeline(null, {}, request.user)
+                )
               );
               note.timelineId = timelineResult.savedObjectId;
               return timelineResult.version;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/timeline/pick_saved_timeline.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/timeline/pick_saved_timeline.ts
index d3d7783dc9385..6c664f55eccf8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/timeline/pick_saved_timeline.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/timeline/pick_saved_timeline.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const pickSavedTimeline = (
     savedTimeline.updatedBy = userInfo?.username ?? UNAUTHENTICATED_USER;
   }
 
-  if (savedTimeline.status === TimelineStatus.draft) {
+  if (savedTimeline.status === TimelineStatus.draft || savedTimeline.status == null) {
     savedTimeline.status = !isEmpty(savedTimeline.title)
       ? TimelineStatus.active
       : TimelineStatus.draft;