diff --git a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/pipeline/AdvancedPipelineSettings.java b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/pipeline/AdvancedPipelineSettings.java
index 411642c89..91a71527a 100644
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/pipeline/AdvancedPipelineSettings.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/pipeline/AdvancedPipelineSettings.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class AdvancedPipelineSettings extends CVPipelineSettings {
 
     // 3d settings
     public boolean solvePNPEnabled = false;
-    public TargetModel targetModel = TargetModel.k2020HighGoalOuter;
+    @SuppressSettingCopy public TargetModel targetModel = TargetModel.k2020HighGoalOuter;
 
     // Corner detection settings
     public CornerDetectionPipe.DetectionStrategy cornerDetectionStrategy =
diff --git a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/pipeline/CVPipelineSettings.java b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/pipeline/CVPipelineSettings.java
index 915e08e18..b89f02388 100644
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/pipeline/CVPipelineSettings.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/pipeline/CVPipelineSettings.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import org.photonvision.vision.opencv.ImageRotationMode;
 })
 public class CVPipelineSettings implements Cloneable {
     public int pipelineIndex = 0;
-    public PipelineType pipelineType = PipelineType.DriverMode;
+    @SuppressSettingCopy public PipelineType pipelineType = PipelineType.DriverMode;
     public ImageRotationMode inputImageRotationMode = ImageRotationMode.DEG_0;
     public String pipelineNickname = "New Pipeline";
     public boolean cameraAutoExposure = false;
diff --git a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/pipeline/SuppressSettingCopy.java b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/pipeline/SuppressSettingCopy.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6be48c4f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/pipeline/SuppressSettingCopy.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Photon Vision.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package org.photonvision.vision.pipeline;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+/** This annotation is used to suppress copying the settings from one pipeline to the next */
+public @interface SuppressSettingCopy {}
diff --git a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/processes/PipelineManager.java b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/processes/PipelineManager.java
index 81ea98153..71a7ff430 100644
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/processes/PipelineManager.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/processes/PipelineManager.java
@@ -518,6 +518,10 @@ public class PipelineManager {
         // Copy all fields from AdvancedPipelineSettings/its superclasses from old to new
         try {
             for (Field field : getAllFields(AdvancedPipelineSettings.class)) {
+                if (field.isAnnotationPresent(SuppressSettingCopy.class)) {
+                    // Skip fields that are annotated with SuppressSettingCopy
+                    continue;
+                }
                 Object value = field.get(oldSettings);
                 logger.debug("setting " + field.getName() + " to " + value);
                 field.set(newSettings, value);
@@ -528,10 +532,6 @@ public class PipelineManager {
 
         logger.info("Adding new pipe of type " + type + " at idx " + idx);
 
-        // type gets overritten by reflction hackery above
-        newSettings.pipelineIndex = idx;
-        newSettings.pipelineType = type;
-
         userPipelineSettings.set(idx, newSettings);
 
         setPipelineInternal(idx);