diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable.js
index 41ae4b8e36cca..d7f07d535b160 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable.js
@@ -119,13 +119,15 @@ export class MapEmbeddable extends Embeddable {
     this._dispatchSetQuery(this.input);
     this._dispatchSetRefreshConfig(this.input);
 
+    this._domNode = domNode;
+
     render(
       <Provider store={this._store}>
         <I18nContext>
           <GisMap addFilters={this.input.hideFilterActions ? null : this.addFilters}/>
         </I18nContext>
       </Provider>,
-      domNode
+      this._domNode
     );
 
     this._unsubscribeFromStore = this._store.subscribe(() => {