diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/ingest/GetPipelineResponse.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/ingest/GetPipelineResponse.java
index 297a7f0efc1..fdbd2414313 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/ingest/GetPipelineResponse.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/ingest/GetPipelineResponse.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package org.elasticsearch.action.ingest;
 
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionResponse;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.bytes.BytesReference;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
@@ -109,13 +110,12 @@ public class GetPipelineResponse extends ActionResponse implements StatusToXCont
         while(parser.nextToken().equals(Token.FIELD_NAME)) {
             String pipelineId = parser.currentName();
             parser.nextToken();
-            XContentBuilder contentBuilder = XContentBuilder.builder(parser.contentType().xContent());
-            contentBuilder.generator().copyCurrentStructure(parser);
-            PipelineConfiguration pipeline =
-                new PipelineConfiguration(
-                    pipelineId, BytesReference.bytes(contentBuilder), contentBuilder.contentType()
-                );
-            pipelines.add(pipeline);
+            try (XContentBuilder contentBuilder = XContentBuilder.builder(parser.contentType().xContent())) {
+                contentBuilder.generator().copyCurrentStructure(parser);
+                PipelineConfiguration pipeline =
+                    new PipelineConfiguration(pipelineId, BytesReference.bytes(contentBuilder), contentBuilder.contentType());
+                pipelines.add(pipeline);
+            }
         }
         ensureExpectedToken(XContentParser.Token.END_OBJECT, parser.currentToken(), parser::getTokenLocation);
         return new GetPipelineResponse(pipelines);
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ public class GetPipelineResponse extends ActionResponse implements StatusToXCont
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return Strings.toString(this);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         int result = 1;
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/PipelineConfiguration.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/PipelineConfiguration.java
index 6778f3d1eaa..81ef55ecf40 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/PipelineConfiguration.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/PipelineConfiguration.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.elasticsearch.ingest;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.AbstractDiffable;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.Diff;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.ParseField;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.bytes.BytesReference;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
  */
 public final class PipelineConfiguration extends AbstractDiffable<PipelineConfiguration> implements ToXContentObject {
 
-    private static final ObjectParser<Builder, Void> PARSER = new ObjectParser<>("pipeline_config", Builder::new);
+    private static final ObjectParser<Builder, Void> PARSER = new ObjectParser<>("pipeline_config", true, Builder::new);
     static {
         PARSER.declareString(Builder::setId, new ParseField("id"));
         PARSER.declareField((parser, builder, aVoid) -> {
@@ -123,6 +124,11 @@ public final class PipelineConfiguration extends AbstractDiffable<PipelineConfig
         return readDiffFrom(PipelineConfiguration::readFrom, in);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return Strings.toString(this);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
         out.writeString(id);
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/PipelineConfigurationTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/PipelineConfigurationTests.java
index 7b134879cda..eb1171f66a5 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/PipelineConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/PipelineConfigurationTests.java
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentHelper;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentParser;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentType;
-import org.elasticsearch.test.ESTestCase;
+import org.elasticsearch.test.AbstractXContentTestCase;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
-public class PipelineConfigurationTests extends ESTestCase {
+public class PipelineConfigurationTests extends AbstractXContentTestCase<PipelineConfiguration> {
 
     public void testSerialization() throws IOException {
         PipelineConfiguration configuration = new PipelineConfiguration("1",
@@ -68,4 +69,30 @@ public class PipelineConfigurationTests extends ESTestCase {
         assertEquals("{}", XContentHelper.convertToJson(parsed.getConfig(), false, parsed.getXContentType()));
         assertEquals("1", parsed.getId());
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected PipelineConfiguration createTestInstance() {
+        BytesArray config;
+        if (randomBoolean()) {
+            config = new BytesArray("{}".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+        } else {
+            config = new BytesArray("{\"foo\": \"bar\"}".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+        }
+        return new PipelineConfiguration(randomAlphaOfLength(4), config, XContentType.JSON);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected PipelineConfiguration doParseInstance(XContentParser parser) throws IOException {
+        return PipelineConfiguration.getParser().parse(parser, null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean supportsUnknownFields() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Predicate<String> getRandomFieldsExcludeFilter() {
+        return field -> field.equals("config");
+    }
 }