diff --git a/src/plugins/data_views/public/data_views/data_views_api_client.ts b/src/plugins/data_views/public/data_views/data_views_api_client.ts
index 6bb7bc903a250..233b05ea7bc22 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_views/public/data_views/data_views_api_client.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_views/public/data_views/data_views_api_client.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export class DataViewsApiClient implements IDataViewsApiClient {
     const userId = await this.getCurrentUserId();
 
     const userHash = userId ? await sha1(userId) : '';
-    const headers = userHash ? { 'user-hash': userHash } : {};
+    const headers = userHash ? { 'user-hash': userHash } : undefined;
 
     const request = body
       ? this.http.post<T>(url, { query, body, version, asResponse })