diff --git a/public/components/common/search/sql_search.tsx b/public/components/common/search/sql_search.tsx
index a8f809c160..b79a49cdd8 100644
--- a/public/components/common/search/sql_search.tsx
+++ b/public/components/common/search/sql_search.tsx
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export const DirectSearch = (props: any) => {
           tabId,
           data: {
             isPolling: false,
-            status: null,
+            status: undefined,
           },
         })
       );
diff --git a/public/components/event_analytics/redux/slices/search_meta_data_slice.ts b/public/components/event_analytics/redux/slices/search_meta_data_slice.ts
index b93db715ac..524e13bd8c 100644
--- a/public/components/event_analytics/redux/slices/search_meta_data_slice.ts
+++ b/public/components/event_analytics/redux/slices/search_meta_data_slice.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { createSlice, createSelector, PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import { initialTabId } from '../../../../framework/redux/store/shared_state';
 import { REDUX_EXPL_SLICE_SEARCH_META_DATA } from '../../../../../common/constants/explorer';
-import { SelectedDataSource } from '../../../../../common/types/explorer';
+import { DirectQueryLoadingStatus, SelectedDataSource } from '../../../../../common/types/explorer';
 
 const searchMetaInitialState = {
   lang: 'PPL',
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ interface SearchMetaData {
   lang: string;
   datasources: SelectedDataSource[];
   isPolling: boolean;
+  status: DirectQueryLoadingStatus;
 }
 
 interface SearchMetaDataState {