diff --git a/lib/data-helper/legacy-feature-mapper.js b/lib/data-helper/legacy-feature-mapper.js
index e67b7aeba5..d5895b79f6 100644
--- a/lib/data-helper/legacy-feature-mapper.js
+++ b/lib/data-helper/legacy-feature-mapper.js
@@ -30,8 +30,17 @@ function toNewFormat (feature) {
                 },
             ],
         };
+    } else {
+        return {
+            name: feature.name,
+            description: feature.description,
+            enabled: feature.enabled,
+            strategies: feature.strategies,
+            createdAt: feature.createdAt
+        }
+
     }
-    return feature;
+   
 }
 
 module.exports = { addOldFields, toNewFormat };
diff --git a/lib/data-helper/legacy-feature-mapper.test.js b/lib/data-helper/legacy-feature-mapper.test.js
index 61cf455e98..dab20184a7 100644
--- a/lib/data-helper/legacy-feature-mapper.test.js
+++ b/lib/data-helper/legacy-feature-mapper.test.js
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ test('should not transform if it already is the new format', t => {
     const feature = {
         name: 'test',
         enabled: 0,
+        description: 'test',
+        createdAt: new Date(),
         strategies: [{
             name: 'default',
             parameters: {
@@ -59,5 +61,5 @@ test('should not transform if it already is the new format', t => {
 
     const mappedFeature = mapper.toNewFormat(feature);
 
-    t.true(mappedFeature === feature);
+    t.deepEqual(mappedFeature, feature);
 });