diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/grid/_dashboard_grid.scss b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/grid/_dashboard_grid.scss
index 7259ab9d9f66..c7f801102cad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/grid/_dashboard_grid.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/grid/_dashboard_grid.scss
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@
 
     &:hover,
     &:focus {
-      background-color: $embEditingModeHoverColor;
+      // TODO: this is a sass error, $embEditingModeHoverColor is undefined, comment it out for now
+      //background-color: $embEditingModeHoverColor;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/grid/dashboard_grid.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/grid/dashboard_grid.tsx
index e49999383712..633c4f7428c2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/grid/dashboard_grid.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/grid/dashboard_grid.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 import 'react-grid-layout/css/styles.css';
 import 'react-resizable/css/styles.css';
+import './_dashboard_grid.scss'
 
 // @ts-ignore
 import sizeMe from 'react-sizeme';