# Cannot change the field format back to milliseconds - Index Pattern field

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-change-the-field-format-back-to-milliseconds-index-pattern-field/285108
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [September 24, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-change-the-field-format-back-to-milliseconds-index-pattern-field/285108 "2021-09-24T19:24:02Z")
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### Author: ![parinitha.nagaraja](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/parinitha.nagaraja/32/134054_2.png) [@parinitha.nagaraja](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/parinitha.nagaraja)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-change-the-field-format-back-to-milliseconds-index-pattern-field/285108/1 "2021-09-24T19:24:02Z")

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Hi,

I edited the field format to convert a field from milliseconds (input) to minutes (output). But when I revert it back to original or in other words when I remove the formatting, the data still appears in minutes and not in milliseconds.  
Is this a expected behavior ? If yes, what is the work around ?

 ![field-format](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/9/b/9b0582371e357ccfbb296ffc51f4edabc0eb2bb1.png)

In the attached image, I changed from Duration to default.

Best Regards,  
Parinitha Nagaraja

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### Author: ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-change-the-field-format-back-to-milliseconds-index-pattern-field/285108/2 "2021-09-27T05:24:07Z")

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What version of the stack?

Did you save the change?

Where are you still seeing the previous format ?

Did you shift reload the visualization?

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-change-the-field-format-back-to-milliseconds-index-pattern-field/285108/3 "2021-10-25T05:24:09Z")

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