diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/components/field_chooser/discover_field_search.test.tsx b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/components/field_chooser/discover_field_search.test.tsx
index c207585499483f..3d89bf1e2a4ae5 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/components/field_chooser/discover_field_search.test.tsx
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/components/field_chooser/discover_field_search.test.tsx
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe('DiscoverFieldSearch', () => {
       // @ts-ignore
       (aggregtableButtonGroup.props() as EuiButtonGroupProps).onChange('aggregatable-true', null);
     });
-    missingSwitch.simulate('change', { target: { value: false } });
+    missingSwitch.simulate('click');
     expect(onChange).toBeCalledTimes(2);
   });
 
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/components/field_chooser/discover_field_search.tsx b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/components/field_chooser/discover_field_search.tsx
index f0685c4357c5af..57d9cd058f87ef 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/components/field_chooser/discover_field_search.tsx
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/components/field_chooser/discover_field_search.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   EuiPopoverTitle,
   EuiSelect,
   EuiSwitch,
+  EuiSwitchEvent,
   EuiForm,
   EuiFormRow,
   EuiButtonGroup,
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ export function DiscoverFieldSearch({ onChange, value, types }: Props) {
     setActiveFiltersCount(activeFiltersCount + diff);
   };
 
-  const handleMissingChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+  const handleMissingChange = (e: EuiSwitchEvent) => {
     const missingValue = e.target.checked;
     handleValueChange('missing', missingValue);
   };