diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/apm/server/routes/correlations/queries/fetch_duration_histogram_range_steps.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/apm/server/routes/correlations/queries/fetch_duration_histogram_range_steps.ts
index e8a2530061cd803..2bfb4e30659a703 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/apm/server/routes/correlations/queries/fetch_duration_histogram_range_steps.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/apm/server/routes/correlations/queries/fetch_duration_histogram_range_steps.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ const getHistogramRangeSteps = (min: number, max: number, steps: number) => {
   return [...Array(steps).keys()].map(logFn.invert).map((d) => (isNaN(d) ? 0 : Math.round(d)));
 };
 
-const calculateDefaultDuration = (value: number) => {
-  return value === 0 ? 1 : value;
-};
-
 export const fetchDurationHistogramRangeSteps = async ({
   chartType,
   apmEventClient,
@@ -52,8 +48,8 @@ export const fetchDurationHistogramRangeSteps = async ({
 
   if (durationMinOverride && durationMaxOverride) {
     // these values should never be 0, so if they are we set them to 1
-    const durationMin = calculateDefaultDuration(durationMinOverride);
-    const durationMax = calculateDefaultDuration(durationMaxOverride);
+    const durationMin = Math.min(1, durationMinOverride);
+    const durationMax = Math.min(1, durationMaxOverride);
 
     return {
       durationMin,
@@ -109,8 +105,8 @@ export const fetchDurationHistogramRangeSteps = async ({
   }
 
   // these values should never be 0, so if they are we set them to 1
-  const durationMin = calculateDefaultDuration(resp.aggregations.duration_min.value);
-  const durationMax = calculateDefaultDuration(resp.aggregations.duration_max.value * 2);
+  const durationMin = Math.min(1, resp.aggregations.duration_min.value);
+  const durationMax = Math.min(1, resp.aggregations.duration_max.value * 2);
 
   return {
     durationMin,