diff --git a/ui/src/app/data-explorer/components/data-view/data-view-designer-panel/data-settings/data-explorer-widget-data-settings.component.ts b/ui/src/app/data-explorer/components/data-view/data-view-designer-panel/data-settings/data-explorer-widget-data-settings.component.ts
index c2de37bfd2..3a6c2e3f2b 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/data-explorer/components/data-view/data-view-designer-panel/data-settings/data-explorer-widget-data-settings.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/data-explorer/components/data-view/data-view-designer-panel/data-settings/data-explorer-widget-data-settings.component.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ export class DataExplorerWidgetDataSettingsComponent implements OnInit {
     }
 
     createDefaultWidget(): void {
-        if (this.dataConfig.sourceConfigs.length === 1) {
+        if (this.checkIfDefaultTableShouldBeShown()) {
             const fields = this.fieldProviderService.generateFieldLists(
                 this.dataConfig.sourceConfigs,
             );
@@ -253,6 +253,16 @@ export class DataExplorerWidgetDataSettingsComponent implements OnInit {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This method checks if there is at least one data source and that no widget type is already configured.
+     */
+    checkIfDefaultTableShouldBeShown(): boolean {
+        return (
+            this.dataConfig.sourceConfigs.length === 1 &&
+            !this.currentlyConfiguredWidget.widgetType
+        );
+    }
+
     removeSourceConfig(index: number) {
         this.dataConfig.sourceConfigs.splice(index, 1);
     }