diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/modifications/CreateVoltageLevelSection.java b/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/modifications/CreateVoltageLevelSection.java
index 4e539d8b..93b37d8e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/modifications/CreateVoltageLevelSection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/modification/modifications/CreateVoltageLevelSection.java
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ public void apply(Network network, NamingStrategy namingStrategy, ReportNode sub
                 .withAllBusbars(modificationInfos.isAllBusbars())
                 .withLeftSwitchOpen(modificationInfos.isSwitchOpen())
                 .withRightSwitchOpen(modificationInfos.isSwitchOpen())
-                .withLeftSwitchKind(modificationInfos.getLeftSwitchKind() != null ? SwitchKind.valueOf(modificationInfos.getLeftSwitchKind()) : SwitchKind.DISCONNECTOR)
-                .withRightSwitchKind(modificationInfos.getRightSwitchKind() != null ? SwitchKind.valueOf(modificationInfos.getRightSwitchKind()) : SwitchKind.DISCONNECTOR)
+                .withLeftSwitchKind(modificationInfos.getLeftSwitchKind() != null ? SwitchKind.valueOf(modificationInfos.getLeftSwitchKind()) : null)
+                .withRightSwitchKind(modificationInfos.getRightSwitchKind() != null ? SwitchKind.valueOf(modificationInfos.getRightSwitchKind()) : null)
                 .withSwitchPrefixId(voltageLevel.getId())
                 .withBusbarSectionPrefixId(voltageLevel.getId())
                 .build();