diff --git a/src/main/resources/mappings/workflow-steps.json b/src/main/resources/mappings/workflow-steps.json
index f836067b2..23eb81c00 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/mappings/workflow-steps.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/mappings/workflow-steps.json
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 {
+    "noop": {
+        "inputs":[],
+        "outputs":[]
+    },
     "create_index": {
         "inputs":[
             "index_name",