diff --git a/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/public/components/cron_editor/cron_editor.tsx b/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/public/components/cron_editor/cron_editor.tsx
index 38279b094863d..19af93b67aca0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/public/components/cron_editor/cron_editor.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/es_ui_shared/public/components/cron_editor/cron_editor.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ interface Props {
     fieldToPreferredValueMap: FieldToValueMap;
     frequency: Frequency;
   }) => void;
-  autoFocus: boolean;
+  autoFocus?: boolean;
 }
 
 type State = FieldToValueMap;