diff --git a/src/kibana/components/vislib/lib/tooltip.js b/src/kibana/components/vislib/lib/tooltip.js
index 56e35342644ff..ce4b0e1c35eb8 100644
--- a/src/kibana/components/vislib/lib/tooltip.js
+++ b/src/kibana/components/vislib/lib/tooltip.js
@@ -76,9 +76,15 @@ define(function (require) {
       var tipWidth = tip.outerWidth();
       var tipHeight = tip.outerHeight();
 
+      return _.mapValues({
+        left: {
+          default: event.clientX + OFFSET
+        }
+      });
+
       // the placements if we were to place the tip east or west
       var left = {
-        east: event.clientX + OFFSET,
+        east: ,
         west: event.clientX - tipWidth - OFFSET
       };