diff --git a/src/Nest/CommonAbstractions/Infer/Field/FieldJsonConverter.cs b/src/Nest/CommonAbstractions/Infer/Field/FieldJsonConverter.cs
index b14e34496bd..51d27c8f160 100644
--- a/src/Nest/CommonAbstractions/Infer/Field/FieldJsonConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Nest/CommonAbstractions/Infer/Field/FieldJsonConverter.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ internal class FieldJsonConverter : JsonConverter
 		public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
 		{
 			var field = (Field)value;
+			WriteField(writer, field, serializer);
+		}
+
+		internal static void WriteField(JsonWriter writer, Field field, JsonSerializer serializer)
+		{
 			if (field == null)
 			{
 				writer.WriteNull();
diff --git a/src/Nest/CommonAbstractions/Infer/Fields/FieldsJsonConverter.cs b/src/Nest/CommonAbstractions/Infer/Fields/FieldsJsonConverter.cs
index d26134b5069..d9558f97694 100644
--- a/src/Nest/CommonAbstractions/Infer/Fields/FieldsJsonConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Nest/CommonAbstractions/Infer/Fields/FieldsJsonConverter.cs
@@ -18,15 +18,8 @@ public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer s
 			writer.WriteStartArray();
 			if (fields != null)
 			{
-				// overridden Equals() method means a Fields with only one Field
-				// results in Equality, which triggers Json.NET's Reference loop detection
-				var referenceLoopHandling = serializer.ReferenceLoopHandling;
-				serializer.ReferenceLoopHandling = ReferenceLoopHandling.Serialize;
-
 				foreach (var field in fields.ListOfFields)
-					serializer.Serialize(writer, field);
-
-				serializer.ReferenceLoopHandling = referenceLoopHandling;
+					FieldJsonConverter.WriteField(writer, field, serializer);
 			}
 			writer.WriteEndArray();
 		}