diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/gis_map/index.d.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/gis_map/index.d.ts
index 41459fae44b3ff..7edc51d9d78b30 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/gis_map/index.d.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/gis_map/index.d.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Filter } from 'src/plugins/data/public';
 
 import { RenderToolTipContent } from '../../layers/tooltips/tooltip_property';
 
-const GisMap: React.ComponentType<{
+declare const GisMap: React.ComponentType<{
   addFilters: ((filters: Filter[]) => void) | null;
   renderTooltipContent?: RenderToolTipContent;
 }>;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/gis_map/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/gis_map/index.js
index e672e97b51ee0e..78944fd470c0d4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/gis_map/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/gis_map/index.js
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
 }
 
 const connectedGisMap = connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(UnconnectedGisMap);
-export { connectedGisMap as GisMap };
-export default connectedGisMap;
+export { connectedGisMap as GisMap }; // GisMap is pulled in by name by the Maps-app itself
+export default connectedGisMap; //lazy-loading in the embeddable requires default export