diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/server/telemetry/usage_collector.ts b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/server/telemetry/usage_collector.ts
index 20e34fcaf60e2..d3909a904c26f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/server/telemetry/usage_collector.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/server/telemetry/usage_collector.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { CoreSetup } from '@kbn/core/server';
 import { UsageCollectionSetup } from '@kbn/usage-collection-plugin/server';
 import { getTelemetry, initTelemetry, Telemetry } from './telemetry';
 import { telemetryMappingsType } from './mappings';
-import { setInternalRepository } from './internal_repository';
+import { getInternalRepository, setInternalRepository } from './internal_repository';
 
 export function initFileUploadTelemetry(
   coreSetup: CoreSetup,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function registerUsageCollector(usageCollectionSetup: UsageCollectionSetup): voi
       },
     },
     fetch: async () => {
-      const mlUsage = await getTelemetry();
+      const mlUsage = await getTelemetry(getInternalRepository()!);
       if (!mlUsage) {
         return initTelemetry();
       }