diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/components/logging/log_entry_flyout/log_entry_actions_menu.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/components/logging/log_entry_flyout/log_entry_actions_menu.tsx
index f87101752bf21..e167b3ae670b1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/components/logging/log_entry_flyout/log_entry_actions_menu.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/components/logging/log_entry_flyout/log_entry_actions_menu.tsx
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ const getUptimeLink = (logItem: LogEntriesItem): LinkDescriptor | undefined => {
     .reduce<string[]>((acc, fieldItem) => {
       const { field, value } = fieldItem;
       try {
-        const parsedValue: string[] = JSON.parse(value);
+        const parsedValue = decodeOrThrow(rt.array(rt.string))(JSON.parse(value));
         return acc.concat(parsedValue.map(val => `${field}:${val}`));
       } catch (e) {
         return acc.concat([`${field}:${value}`]);