diff --git a/web/client/actions/__tests__/mapInfo-test.js b/web/client/actions/__tests__/mapInfo-test.js
index 9b5c2ef971..344fd303ab 100644
--- a/web/client/actions/__tests__/mapInfo-test.js
+++ b/web/client/actions/__tests__/mapInfo-test.js
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ import {
     checkIdentifyIsMounted,
     IDENTIFY_IS_MOUNTED,
     onInitPlugin,
-    INIT_PLUGIN,
-    INIT_IDENTIFY_HIGHLIGHT,
-    initiateOrResetHighlight
+    INIT_PLUGIN
 } from '../mapInfo';
 
 describe('Test correctness of the map actions', () => {
@@ -168,10 +166,4 @@ describe('Test correctness of the map actions', () => {
     it('onInitPlugin', () => {
         expect(onInitPlugin({cfg1: false})).toEqual({type: INIT_PLUGIN, cfg: {cfg1: false} });
     });
-    it('initiateOrResetHighlight if highlight default value equal true', () => {
-        expect(initiateOrResetHighlight(true)).toEqual({type: INIT_IDENTIFY_HIGHLIGHT, identifyHighlight: true });
-    });
-    it('initiateOrResetHighlight if highlight default value equal false', () => {
-        expect(initiateOrResetHighlight(false)).toEqual({type: INIT_IDENTIFY_HIGHLIGHT, identifyHighlight: false });
-    });
 });
diff --git a/web/client/actions/mapInfo.js b/web/client/actions/mapInfo.js
index a1973d27df..fdbdc37bce 100644
--- a/web/client/actions/mapInfo.js
+++ b/web/client/actions/mapInfo.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export const TOGGLE_EMPTY_MESSAGE_GFI = "IDENTIFY:TOGGLE_EMPTY_MESSAGE_GFI";
 export const SET_SHOW_IN_MAP_POPUP = "IDENTIFY:SET_SHOW_IN_MAP_POPUP";
 export const IDENTIFY_IS_MOUNTED = "IDENTIFY:IDENTIFY_IS_MOUNTED";
 export const INIT_PLUGIN = 'IDENTIFY:INIT_PLUGIN';
-export const INIT_IDENTIFY_HIGHLIGHT = 'IDENTIFY:INIT_IDENTIFY_HIGHLIGHT';
 
 export const toggleEmptyMessageGFI = () => ({type: TOGGLE_EMPTY_MESSAGE_GFI});
 
@@ -289,9 +288,3 @@ export const checkIdentifyIsMounted = (isMounted)=> ({
 });
 
 export const onInitPlugin = (cfg) => ({type: INIT_PLUGIN, cfg});
-/**
- * Action performed when the identify component opened to initiate the default value of highight
- * @param {boolean} highlight
- * @returns {{type: string, identifyHighlight: boolean}}
- */
-export const initiateOrResetHighlight = (highlight) => ({type: INIT_IDENTIFY_HIGHLIGHT, identifyHighlight: highlight});
diff --git a/web/client/components/data/identify/IdentifyContainer.jsx b/web/client/components/data/identify/IdentifyContainer.jsx
index 94216748a8..6bd5f18bfa 100644
--- a/web/client/components/data/identify/IdentifyContainer.jsx
+++ b/web/client/components/data/identify/IdentifyContainer.jsx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export default props => {
         validator = () => null,
         disableCoordinatesRow,
         disableInfoAlert,
-        initiateOrResetHighlight,
+        onInitPlugin = () => {},
         pluginCfg
     } = props;
     const latlng = point && point.latlng || null;
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ export default props => {
             draggable={draggable}
             onClose={() => {
                 onClose();
-                initiateOrResetHighlight(pluginCfg?.identifyHighlight || false);
+                onInitPlugin({
+                    highlight: pluginCfg?.highlightEnabledFromTheStart || false
+                });
             }}
             dock={dock}
             style={dockStyle}
diff --git a/web/client/components/data/identify/__tests__/IdentifyContainer-test.jsx b/web/client/components/data/identify/__tests__/IdentifyContainer-test.jsx
index 2a2dfc9716..ad9c39f433 100644
--- a/web/client/components/data/identify/__tests__/IdentifyContainer-test.jsx
+++ b/web/client/components/data/identify/__tests__/IdentifyContainer-test.jsx
@@ -257,12 +257,12 @@ describe("test IdentifyContainer", () => {
         expect(glyphIcons.forEach(glyph => glyph.className) !== 'zoom-to').toBeTruthy();
     });
 
-    it('test call initiateOrResetHighlight on Close', () => {
+    it('test call onInitPlugin on Close', () => {
         const requests = [{reqId: 1}, {reqId: 2}];
         const callbacks = {
-            initiateOrResetHighlight: () => {}
+            onInitPlugin: () => {}
         };
-        const initiateOrResetHighlightSpy = expect.spyOn(callbacks, 'initiateOrResetHighlight');
+        const onInitPluginSpy = expect.spyOn(callbacks, 'onInitPlugin');
         const responses = [{layerMetadata: {title: "Layer 1"}}, {layerMetadata: {title: "Layer 2"}}];
         const CMP = (<IdentifyContainer
             enabled
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ describe("test IdentifyContainer", () => {
             getFeatureButtons={getFeatureButtons}
             point={{latlng: {lat: 1, lng: 1}}}
             showCoordinateEditor={false}
-            initiateOrResetHighlight={callbacks.initiateOrResetHighlight}
+            onInitPlugin={callbacks.onInitPlugin}
         />);
         ReactDOM.render(CMP, document.getElementById("container"));
         const container = document.getElementById('container');
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ describe("test IdentifyContainer", () => {
         TestUtils.act(() => {
             ReactDOM.render(CMP, document.getElementById("container"));
         });
-        expect(initiateOrResetHighlightSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(onInitPluginSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
         // Test since when the highlight feature is disabled the zoom Icon is not shown
         const zoomIcon = document.querySelector('.glyphicon-zoom-to');
         expect(zoomIcon).toNotExist();
diff --git a/web/client/components/data/identify/enhancers/identify.js b/web/client/components/data/identify/enhancers/identify.js
index d6c1d174bb..03724ec45e 100644
--- a/web/client/components/data/identify/enhancers/identify.js
+++ b/web/client/components/data/identify/enhancers/identify.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const identifyLifecycle = compose(
                 setShowInMapPopup = () => {},
                 checkIdentifyIsMounted = () => {},
                 onInitPlugin = () => {},
-                initiateOrResetHighlight = () => {}
+                pluginCfg = {}
             } = this.props;
 
             // Initialize plugin configuration
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ export const identifyLifecycle = compose(
                 configuration: {
                     maxItems
                 },
-                showAllResponses
+                showAllResponses,
+                highlight: pluginCfg?.highlightEnabledFromTheStart || false
             });
-            initiateOrResetHighlight(this.props?.pluginCfg?.identifyHighlight || false);
             if (enabled || showInMapPopup) {
                 changeMousePointer('pointer');
                 checkIdentifyIsMounted(true);
diff --git a/web/client/configs/localConfig.json b/web/client/configs/localConfig.json
index 054d89c3d1..dadcf5f379 100644
--- a/web/client/configs/localConfig.json
+++ b/web/client/configs/localConfig.json
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@
                 "name": "Identify",
                 "cfg": {
                     "showHighlightFeatureButton": true,
-                    "identifyHighlight":false,
                     "viewerOptions": {
                         "container": "{context.ReactSwipe}"
                     },
diff --git a/web/client/plugins/Identify.jsx b/web/client/plugins/Identify.jsx
index 2eac3103fd..30479ae208 100644
--- a/web/client/plugins/Identify.jsx
+++ b/web/client/plugins/Identify.jsx
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ import {
     updateCenterToMarker,
     updateFeatureInfoClickPoint,
     checkIdentifyIsMounted,
-    onInitPlugin,
-    initiateOrResetHighlight
+    onInitPlugin
 } from '../actions/mapInfo';
 import DefaultViewerComp from '../components/data/identify/DefaultViewer';
 import { defaultViewerDefaultProps, defaultViewerHandlers } from '../components/data/identify/enhancers/defaultViewer';
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ const identifyDefaultProps = defaultProps({
  * @prop cfg.dock {bool} true shows dock panel, false shows modal
  * @prop cfg.draggable {boolean} draggable info window, when modal
  * @prop cfg.showHighlightFeatureButton {boolean} show the highlight feature button if the interrogation returned valid features (openlayers only)
- * @prop cfg.identifyHighlight {boolean} the highlight feature button will be activated by default if true
+ * @prop cfg.highlightEnabledFromTheStart {boolean} the highlight feature button will be activated by default if true
  * @prop cfg.viewerOptions.container {expression} the container of the viewer, expression from the context
  * @prop cfg.viewerOptions.header {expression} the header of the viewer, expression from the context{expression}
  * @prop cfg.disableCenterToMarker {bool} disable zoom to marker action
@@ -227,7 +226,6 @@ const identifyDefaultProps = defaultProps({
 const IdentifyPlugin = compose(
     connect(selector, {
         onInitPlugin,
-        initiateOrResetHighlight,
         purgeResults: purgeMapInfoResults,
         closeIdentify,
         onSubmitClickPoint: updateFeatureInfoClickPoint,
diff --git a/web/client/reducers/__tests__/mapInfo-test.js b/web/client/reducers/__tests__/mapInfo-test.js
index 99f4d160ac..837ae71da2 100644
--- a/web/client/reducers/__tests__/mapInfo-test.js
+++ b/web/client/reducers/__tests__/mapInfo-test.js
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ import {
     toggleHighlightFeature,
     setMapTrigger,
     setShowInMapPopup,
-    onInitPlugin,
-    initiateOrResetHighlight
+    onInitPlugin
 } from '../../actions/mapInfo';
 import {changeVisualizationMode} from '../../actions/maptype';
 import { MAP_CONFIG_LOADED } from '../../actions/config';
@@ -450,14 +449,14 @@ describe('Test the mapInfo reducer', () => {
         expect(state.cfg1).toEqual("test");
         expect(state.configuration).toEqual({maxItems: 3});
     });
-    it('initiateOrResetHighlight if highlight default value equal true', () => {
+    it('initiateOrResetHighlight via onInitPlugin if highlight default value equal true', () => {
         const initialState = { configuration: {} };
-        const state = mapInfo(initialState, initiateOrResetHighlight(true));
+        const state = mapInfo(initialState, onInitPlugin({highlight: true}));
         expect(state.highlight).toEqual(true);
     });
-    it('initiateOrResetHighlight if highlight default value equal false', () => {
+    it('initiateOrResetHighlight via onInitPlugin if highlight default value equal false', () => {
         const initialState = { configuration: {} };
-        const state = mapInfo(initialState, initiateOrResetHighlight(false));
+        const state = mapInfo(initialState, onInitPlugin({highlight: false}));
         expect(state.highlight).toEqual(false);
     });
 });
diff --git a/web/client/reducers/mapInfo.js b/web/client/reducers/mapInfo.js
index d7faf9a831..7c0260bedf 100644
--- a/web/client/reducers/mapInfo.js
+++ b/web/client/reducers/mapInfo.js
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ import {
     SET_CURRENT_EDIT_FEATURE_QUERY,
     SET_MAP_TRIGGER,
     SET_SHOW_IN_MAP_POPUP,
-    INIT_PLUGIN,
-    INIT_IDENTIFY_HIGHLIGHT
+    INIT_PLUGIN
 } from '../actions/mapInfo';
 import { VISUALIZATION_MODE_CHANGED } from '../actions/maptype';
 
@@ -411,12 +410,6 @@ function mapInfo(state = initState, action) {
             }
         };
     }
-    case INIT_IDENTIFY_HIGHLIGHT: {
-        return {
-            ...state,
-            highlight: action.identifyHighlight
-        };
-    }
     default:
         return state;
     }