diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/file_datavisualizer_view/file_datavisualizer_view.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/file_datavisualizer_view/file_datavisualizer_view.js
index 2ed3a4aede100..c7c56f33c48e8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/file_datavisualizer_view/file_datavisualizer_view.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/file_datavisualizer_view/file_datavisualizer_view.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { EditFlyout } from '../edit_flyout';
 import { ExplanationFlyout } from '../explanation_flyout';
 import { ImportView } from '../import_view';
 import {
+  DEFAULT_LINES_TO_SAMPLE,
   getMaxBytes,
   readFile,
   createUrlOverrides,
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ import {
 } from '../utils';
 
 import { MODE } from './constants';
-const DEFAULT_LINES_TO_SAMPLE = 1000;
 
 export class FileDataVisualizerView extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/utils/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/utils/index.ts
index 492a797f7a2f2..67d5b1176459b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/utils/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/utils/index.ts
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ export {
   readFile,
   getMaxBytes,
   getMaxBytesFormatted,
+  DEFAULT_LINES_TO_SAMPLE,
 } from './utils';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/utils/utils.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/utils/utils.ts
index 49ee5ec6b90b0..781f400180b10 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/utils/utils.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 import { getUiSettings } from '../../../../util/dependency_cache';
 import { FILE_DATA_VISUALIZER_MAX_FILE_SIZE } from '../../../../../../common/constants/settings';
 
-const DEFAULT_LINES_TO_SAMPLE = 1000;
+export const DEFAULT_LINES_TO_SAMPLE = 1000;
 const UPLOAD_SIZE_MB = 5;
 
 const overrideDefaults = {