diff --git a/ui/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/ui/hopgui/file/pipeline/HopGuiPipelineGraph.java b/ui/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/ui/hopgui/file/pipeline/HopGuiPipelineGraph.java
index 7a90b68b5da..b72f34dafa5 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/ui/hopgui/file/pipeline/HopGuiPipelineGraph.java
+++ b/ui/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/ui/hopgui/file/pipeline/HopGuiPipelineGraph.java
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ private void showActionDialog(
     }
   }
 
-  private void splitHop(PipelineHopMeta hi) {
+  private void splitHop(PipelineHopMeta hop) {
     int id = 0;
     if (!hopGui.getProps().getAutoSplit()) {
       MessageDialogWithToggle md =
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ private void splitHop(PipelineHopMeta hi) {
               BaseMessages.getString(PKG, "PipelineGraph.Dialog.SplitHop.Title"),
               BaseMessages.getString(PKG, "PipelineGraph.Dialog.SplitHop.Message")
                   + Const.CR
-                  + hi.toString(),
+                  + hop.toString(),
               SWT.ICON_QUESTION,
               new String[] {
                 BaseMessages.getString(PKG, "System.Button.Yes"),
@@ -1362,24 +1362,11 @@ private void splitHop(PipelineHopMeta hi) {
     }
 
     if ((id & 0xFF) == 0) { // Means: "Yes" button clicked!
-
-      // Only split A-->--B by putting C in between IF...
-      // C-->--A or B-->--C don't exists...
-      // A ==> hi.getFromTransform()
-      // B ==> hi.getToTransform()
-      // C ==> selectedTransform
-      //
-      boolean caExists =
-          pipelineMeta.findPipelineHop(selectedTransform, hi.getFromTransform()) != null;
-      boolean bcExists =
-          pipelineMeta.findPipelineHop(hi.getToTransform(), selectedTransform) != null;
-      if (!caExists && !bcExists) {
-        pipelineTransformDelegate.insertTransform(pipelineMeta, hi, currentTransform);
-        redraw();
-      }
-
-      // else: Silently discard this hop-split attempt.
+      pipelineTransformDelegate.insertTransform(pipelineMeta, hop, currentTransform);
+      redraw();
     }
+    // Discard this hop-split attempt.
+    splitHop = false;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -1502,9 +1489,14 @@ public void mouseMove(MouseEvent event) {
           findPipelineHop(icon.x + iconSize / 2, icon.y + iconSize / 2, selectedTransform);
       if (hi != null) {
         // OK, we want to split the hop in 2
+
+        // Check if we can split A-->--B and insert the selected transform C if
+        // C-->--A or C-->--B or A-->--C or B-->--C don't exists...
         //
-        if (!hi.getFromTransform().equals(selectedTransform)
-            && !hi.getToTransform().equals(selectedTransform)) {
+        if (pipelineMeta.findPipelineHop(selectedTransform, hi.getFromTransform()) == null
+            && pipelineMeta.findPipelineHop(selectedTransform, hi.getToTransform()) == null
+            && pipelineMeta.findPipelineHop(hi.getToTransform(), selectedTransform) == null
+            && pipelineMeta.findPipelineHop(hi.getFromTransform(), selectedTransform) == null) {
           splitHop = true;
           lastHopSplit = hi;
           hi.split = true;
diff --git a/ui/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/ui/hopgui/file/workflow/HopGuiWorkflowGraph.java b/ui/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/ui/hopgui/file/workflow/HopGuiWorkflowGraph.java
index e665fbe9ade..8cd98ba5c21 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/ui/hopgui/file/workflow/HopGuiWorkflowGraph.java
+++ b/ui/src/main/java/org/apache/hop/ui/hopgui/file/workflow/HopGuiWorkflowGraph.java
@@ -837,11 +837,11 @@ public void mouseUp(MouseEvent event) {
         }
       }
 
-      // OK, we moved the transform, did we move it across a hop?
+      // OK, we moved the action, did we move it across a hop?
       // If so, ask to split the hop!
       if (splitHop) {
-        WorkflowHopMeta hi = findHop(icon.x + iconSize / 2, icon.y + iconSize / 2, selectedAction);
-        if (hi != null) {
+        WorkflowHopMeta hop = findHop(icon.x + iconSize / 2, icon.y + iconSize / 2, selectedAction);
+        if (hop != null) {
           int id = 0;
           if (!hopGui.getProps().getAutoSplit()) {
             MessageDialogWithToggle md =
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ public void mouseUp(MouseEvent event) {
                     BaseMessages.getString(PKG, "HopGuiWorkflowGraph.Dialog.SplitHop.Title"),
                     BaseMessages.getString(PKG, "HopGuiWorkflowGraph.Dialog.SplitHop.Message")
                         + Const.CR
-                        + hi.toString(),
+                        + hop.toString(),
                     SWT.ICON_QUESTION,
                     new String[] {
                       BaseMessages.getString(PKG, "System.Button.Yes"),
@@ -863,23 +863,11 @@ public void mouseUp(MouseEvent event) {
             hopGui.getProps().setAutoSplit(md.getToggleState());
           }
 
-          if ((id & 0xFF) == 0) {
-            // Means: "Yes" button clicked!
-
-            // Only split A-->--B by putting C in between IF...
-            // C-->--A or B-->--C don't exists...
-            // A ==> hi.getFromAction()
-            // B ==> hi.getToAction()
-            // C ==> selectedTransform
-            //
-            if (workflowMeta.findWorkflowHop(selectedAction, hi.getFromAction()) == null
-                && workflowMeta.findWorkflowHop(hi.getToAction(), selectedAction) == null) {
-
-              workflowActionDelegate.insetAction(workflowMeta, hi, selectedAction);
-            }
-            // else: Silently discard this hop-split attempt.
+          if ((id & 0xFF) == 0) { // Means: "Yes" button clicked!
+            workflowActionDelegate.insetAction(workflowMeta, hop, selectedAction);
           }
         }
+        // Discard this hop-split attempt.
         splitHop = false;
       }
 
@@ -1190,9 +1178,14 @@ public void mouseMove(MouseEvent event) {
       WorkflowHopMeta hi = findHop(icon.x + iconSize / 2, icon.y + iconSize / 2, selectedAction);
       if (hi != null) {
         // OK, we want to split the hop in 2
+
+        // Check if we can split A-->--B and insert the selected transform C if
+        // C-->--A or C-->--B or A-->--C or B-->--C don't exists...
         //
-        if (!hi.getFromAction().equals(selectedAction)
-            && !hi.getToAction().equals(selectedAction)) {
+        if (workflowMeta.findWorkflowHop(selectedAction, hi.getFromAction()) == null
+            && workflowMeta.findWorkflowHop(selectedAction, hi.getToAction()) == null
+            && workflowMeta.findWorkflowHop(hi.getToAction(), selectedAction) == null
+            && workflowMeta.findWorkflowHop(hi.getFromAction(), selectedAction) == null) {
           splitHop = true;
           lastHopSplit = hi;
           hi.split = true;