diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.ts
index ca4be05f39edd..4d94e4db03b49 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export interface IndexPatternField {
   readFromDocValues: boolean;
 }
 
-const indexPatternTypes = Object.values(dataTypes);
+export const indexPatternTypes = Object.values(dataTypes);
 // TODO: use a function overload and make pkgName and pkgVersion required for install/update
 // and not for an update removal.  or separate out the functions
 export async function installIndexPatterns(