diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/layers/choropleth_layer_wizard/layer_template.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/layers/choropleth_layer_wizard/layer_template.tsx
index b408273f0a2bd3..72618781902d2a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/layers/choropleth_layer_wizard/layer_template.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/layers/choropleth_layer_wizard/layer_template.tsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class LayerTemplate extends Component<RenderWizardArguments, State> {
   private _isMounted: boolean = false;
 
   state = {
-    leftSource: BOUNDARIES_SOURCE.ELASTICSEARCH,
+    leftSource: BOUNDARIES_SOURCE.EMS,
     leftEmsFileId: null,
     leftEmsFields: [],
     leftIndexPattern: null,