diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/context_state.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/context_state.ts
index a42b849c87f2cb..bf185f78941de2 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/context_state.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/context_state.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../../../../plugins/kibana_utils/public';
 import { esFilters, FilterManager, Filter, Query } from '../../../../../../../plugins/data/public';
 
-interface AppState {
+export interface AppState {
   /**
    * Columns displayed in the table, cannot be changed by UI, just in discover's main app
    */
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/components/field_chooser/lib/visualize_url_utils.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/components/field_chooser/lib/visualize_url_utils.ts
index c75a59d247371e..2dfeffe390f774 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/components/field_chooser/lib/visualize_url_utils.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/components/field_chooser/lib/visualize_url_utils.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 import uuid from 'uuid/v4';
+// @ts-ignore
 import rison from 'rison-node';
 import {
   IFieldType,
@@ -72,12 +73,13 @@ export function getMapsAppUrl(
   }
 
   // Copy filters and query in app state
-  const mapsAppState: object = {
+  const mapsAppState: any = {
     filters: appState.filters || [],
   };
   if (appState.query) {
     mapsAppState.query = appState.query;
   }
+  // @ts-ignore
   mapAppParams.set('_a', rison.encode(mapsAppState));
 
   // create initial layer descriptor