diff --git a/source/user-manual/wazuh-indexer/index-life-management.rst b/source/user-manual/wazuh-indexer/index-life-management.rst
index 9f6cce619b..80c7cb2ed4 100644
--- a/source/user-manual/wazuh-indexer/index-life-management.rst
+++ b/source/user-manual/wazuh-indexer/index-life-management.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ Using the Visual editor
 #. Choose **Add before** from the **Order** tab and select **delete_alerts**.
 #. Click **Add transition** and select **delete_alerts** as the **Destination state**.
 #. Select **Minimum Index Age** in **Condition**. Input the retention value, for example, **90d** for 90 days, in the **Minimum Index Age**.
-#. Click **Add transition**. Click **Save state**. Click **Create**.
+#. Click **Add transition**. Click **Save state**.
+#. Click on the initial state dropdown and change to *initial*.
+#. Click **Create**.
 
 Using the JSON editor
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@@ -141,4 +143,4 @@ Applying the retention policy to alerts index
       :align: center
       :width: 80%
 
-#. Select the policy created in the previous steps from the **Policy ID** menu. Click **Apply**.
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+#. Select the policy created in the previous steps from the **Policy ID** menu. Click **Apply**.