diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.test.ts
index 4593d9a7ad682..75dfcb6151ea7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.test.ts
@@ -1689,41 +1689,39 @@ describe('createConfig()', () => {
         `);
     });
 
-    it('falls back to the global settings if provider is not known', async () => {
-      expect(
-        createMockConfig({ session: { idleTimeout: 123 } }).session.getExpirationTimeouts({
-          type: 'some type',
-          name: 'some name',
-        })
-      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-        Object {
-          "idleTimeout": "PT0.123S",
-          "lifespan": "P30D",
-        }
-      `);
+    it('falls back to the global settings if provider is not known or is undefined', async () => {
+      [{ type: 'some type', name: 'some name' }, undefined].forEach((provider) => {
+        expect(
+          createMockConfig({ session: { idleTimeout: 123 } }).session.getExpirationTimeouts(
+            provider
+          )
+        ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          Object {
+            "idleTimeout": "PT0.123S",
+            "lifespan": "P30D",
+          }
+        `);
 
-      expect(
-        createMockConfig({ session: { lifespan: 456 } }).session.getExpirationTimeouts({
-          type: 'some type',
-          name: 'some name',
-        })
-      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-        Object {
-          "idleTimeout": "PT1H",
-          "lifespan": "PT0.456S",
-        }
-      `);
+        expect(
+          createMockConfig({ session: { lifespan: 456 } }).session.getExpirationTimeouts(provider)
+        ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          Object {
+            "idleTimeout": "PT1H",
+            "lifespan": "PT0.456S",
+          }
+        `);
 
-      expect(
-        createMockConfig({
-          session: { idleTimeout: 123, lifespan: 456 },
-        }).session.getExpirationTimeouts({ type: 'some type', name: 'some name' })
-      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-        Object {
-          "idleTimeout": "PT0.123S",
-          "lifespan": "PT0.456S",
-        }
-      `);
+        expect(
+          createMockConfig({
+            session: { idleTimeout: 123, lifespan: 456 },
+          }).session.getExpirationTimeouts(provider)
+        ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          Object {
+            "idleTimeout": "PT0.123S",
+            "lifespan": "PT0.456S",
+          }
+        `);
+      });
     });
 
     it('uses provider overrides if specified (only idle timeout)', async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.ts
index 40b1b9d10b801..9daf0aff4c6cb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.ts
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ export function createConfig(
 function getSessionConfig(session: RawConfigType['session'], providers: ProvidersConfigType) {
   return {
     cleanupInterval: session.cleanupInterval,
-    getExpirationTimeouts(provider?: AuthenticationProvider) {
+    getExpirationTimeouts(provider: AuthenticationProvider | undefined) {
       // Both idle timeout and lifespan from the provider specific session config can have three
       // possible types of values: `Duration`, `null` and `undefined`. The `undefined` type means that
       // provider doesn't override session config and we should fall back to the global one instead.
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/usage_collector/security_usage_collector.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/usage_collector/security_usage_collector.ts
index b09866ee47d2e..15177132e0fb1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/usage_collector/security_usage_collector.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/usage_collector/security_usage_collector.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export function registerSecurityUsageCollector({ usageCollection, config, licens
         WELL_KNOWN_AUTH_SCHEMES.includes(scheme.toLowerCase())
       );
 
-      const sessionExpirations = config.session.getExpirationTimeouts(); // get global expiration values
+      const sessionExpirations = config.session.getExpirationTimeouts(undefined); // use `undefined` to get global expiration values
       const sessionIdleTimeoutInMinutes = sessionExpirations.idleTimeout?.asMinutes() ?? 0;
       const sessionLifespanInMinutes = sessionExpirations.lifespan?.asMinutes() ?? 0;
       const sessionCleanupInMinutes = config.session.cleanupInterval?.asMinutes() ?? 0;