diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/thingtalk/dialog-thingtalk.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/thingtalk/dialog-thingtalk.ts
index 09fa45a7f1..9aa87d029d 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/thingtalk/dialog-thingtalk.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/thingtalk/dialog-thingtalk.ts
@@ -182,18 +182,19 @@ class DialogThingtalk extends LitElement {
         if (devices.length === 1) {
           Object.entries(devices[0]).forEach(([field, value]) => {
             this._config[type][index][field] = value;
-            return;
           });
+          return;
         }
         const automation = { ...this._config[type][index] };
-        delete this._config[type][index];
+        const newAutomations: any[] = [];
         devices.forEach((fields) => {
           const newAutomation = { ...automation };
           Object.entries(fields).forEach(([field, value]) => {
             newAutomation[field] = value;
           });
-          this._config[type].push(newAutomation);
+          newAutomations.push(newAutomation);
         });
+        this._config[type].splice(index, 1, ...newAutomations);
       });
     });
     this._sendConfig(this._value, this._config);